Cyril


 * What are the myths behind //Constellation// **.

By: Cyril

Cassiopeia: was a queen and her husband King Cepheus had a beautifal daughter Andromeda.Cassiopea was very beautifal and she loved to brag about the beauty of her daughter and herself. The sea nymphs complained to Poseidon who sent a sea monster to kill Cepheus' family.In order for the parents to live they offered their daughter as a sacrifice. Before the monster ate Andromeda,Perseus came and used Medusa's head to turn the creature to stone. Hale-Bopp Comet is in this picture. Perseus was famous for tricking and killing Medusa. Perseus got a little help from heme's wings and took Athena's shield.After Medusa turned to stone ,Pereus encountered a monster that was about to eat Andromeda. Quickly Perseus used the head of Medusa to turn the monster to stone. Perseus has a"white" star named Algol in his right leg. Scientests believe that in Arabic the star means"head of a demon."That star stands for Medusa's eye. If you look at the star closly it appers to be **winking** at you.

Hydra is the longest constellation. A star in Hydra named Alphard is the brightest star in the constellation.To the Greeks Hydra was a twisting serpent.Hydra is one of the most ancient constellations.The killing of Hydra was one of Hercules' 12 laborers.In the 2nd century, an astronomer named Ptolemy dicovered the constellation.

Andromeda: was a princess and now she is the name of a galaxy! As you have heard the story before,Andromeda was given as a sacrifice to a sea monter(Cetus) she was chained to a rock to be eatened.Luckly Perseus came to the rescue and used Meduses head to turn the creature to stone. Andromeda was also discovered by Ptolemy.

The Andromeda **//Galaxy.//** Both the Andromeda constellation and the faint Andromeda galaxy!