Explanation Of 'Scorpion'
My constellation is Scorpius and it is the latin word for Scorpion. It is literally translated as the creature with the burning sting. The reason it is so interesting is not because of it’s shape, because it is the brightest constellation there is. In the northern hemisphere, Scorpius is on the southern horizon. Ancient Greeks considered the claws of Scorpius as the Libra constellation. One myth about Scorpius is that Orion and his mother wanted to hunt every animal on the planet, so Zeus sent a scorpion to kill them; after it won the battle, it was sent to the heavens. In another myth, Apollo grew angry and sent a scorpion to attack Orion because he bragged that he was a better hunter than Artemis and Zeus sent both Scorpius and Orion to the