The primary component, named Dabih, is the constellations second brightest individual star, with an apparent magnitude of 3.05. In early mythology "Pisces" is the Latin word for "fishes." It is one . There are various versions of the Greek myth of the sea goat, a legendary creature that is half goat and half fish associated with the zodiac sign of Capricorn. The zodiacal constellation of Gemini is among the first constellations listed by the Greco-Roman astronomer, Ptolemy. The spiral galaxy HCG 87c (at the top of the image) is showing signs of active star formation. Zeus was the son of Kronos and Rhea, who were Titans. The ancient Greeks had sea-goats, but there was little told about them. The one exception is the myth of the goat nymph, Amaltheia who is said to have raised the infant Zeus, in a cave on Mount Ida on the island of Crete after he was saved by his mother, Rhea, from being devoured by his father Cronus (Saturn). Apparently this has nothing to do with Thor who used to kill and eat his goats and then bring them back to life with his hammer but with saving the last sheaf of grain from the harvest, a way to seed life for the new year. She acted as a foster mother to Zeus as a baby when his mother Rhea stowed him away in the mountains of Crete, saving him from being eaten by his father Cronos, who devoured all his babies after birth. The Capricorn zodiac sign is often interpreted as being either a goat or a sea-goat, which is basically a creature with the front half of a goat and the tail of a fish. Capricorns are notorious for their dry sense of humour which comes from seeing deeply into the absurdity of life and learning some tough lessons about humility. Pricus Facts and Information on the God Pricus - Greek Gods & Goddesses According to Greek mythology, Zeus disguised himself as a bull to kidnap the Phoenician beauty, Europa. The constellation Capricornus as it can be seen with the naked eye. The stars brightness fluctuates by 0.03 magnitudes. It has an apparent magnitude of 3.67 and lies at a distance of 139 light years. Jason's main quest was to find the golden fleece of the ram in order to prove himself to be the rightful king of Iolcos in Thessaly. The central axis is an abstract representation of the World Tree or World Mountain, the connection between heaven and earth and the axis along which the soul travels after death. It's an ancient sign with connections to the laws of time and the renewal of life at midwinter. Zeus's mother wasthe titan, Rhea, who protected him from his evil father, Cronus. Zeta Capricorni A has a mass 3.99 times that of the Sun and a radius about 29 times solar.
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