Corvus is a constellation from Greek mythology. The myth of Corvus is that Apollo was about to make a sacrifice to Zeus and sent the crow to fetch water from a running spring. The crow flew off with a bowl in its claws until it came to a fig tree laden with fruit. Ignoring the orders of Apollo, the crow waited several days for the fruit to ripen forcing Apollo to find water for himself. The crow had his fill of the delicious fruit, and looked around for an alibi. He found a water-serpent and blamed the snake for blocking the spring. Apollo with his skill of prophecy, saw through the lie and condemned the crow to a life of thirst. Apollo cast the crow, cup and the snake into the sky as a reminder of what comes of lies.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Corvus
Corvus is a constellation from Greek mythology. The myth of Corvus is that Apollo was about to make a sacrifice to Zeus and sent the crow to fetch water from a running spring. The crow flew off with a bowl in its claws until it came to a fig tree laden with fruit. Ignoring the orders of Apollo, the crow waited several days for the fruit to ripen forcing Apollo to find water for himself. The crow had his fill of the delicious fruit, and looked around for an alibi. He found a water-serpent and blamed the snake for blocking the spring. Apollo with his skill of prophecy, saw through the lie and condemned the crow to a life of thirst. Apollo cast the crow, cup and the snake into the sky as a reminder of what comes of lies.
Cetus
The constellation of the northern winter sky known as Cetus was discovered by David Fabricius in 1596. Cetus is said to be a huge fish-like sea monster.
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