Constellation Mythology
Across
- 2. the crab who bit Hercules and Hera added to the stars
- 4. harp Orpheus played music that pleased Zues and was put in the night sky
- 7. Aphrodite and Eros turned themselves into fish to escape Typhon
- 9. the ram that became the golden fleece
- 10. centaur who was accidentally shot by Hercules
- 11. represent law, fairness, and civility
- 12. twins Castor and Pollux were placed in the sky when Castor died
- 13. bear that was the mother of Arcas who Zeus would not let Arcas shoot
- 14. born from the blood of Medusa that fell into the sea
- 16. turned into a swan in the night sky when his brother was shot down
- 18. hunter who was the son of Poseidon
- 19. a lover of Zeus that Hera was jealous of so she turned her into a bear
- 20. the bull Hercules defeated in his labor
Down
- 1. the lion Hercules killed in his great labors
- 3. an eagle that carried thunderbolts for Zues
- 5. a cupbearer to the gods was given eternal youth in the stars
- 6. queen that boasted about her daughter and was banished to the sky
- 8. one of Orion's hunting dogs
- 15. the only monster who was able to defeat Orion
- 17. goddess of wheat/agriculture