Constellations

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  1. 4. Known as the virgin. Associated with almost every major female deity in world-wide early civilizations.
  2. 6. Zodiac constellation. Known as a goat or a sea-goat. Started off as an ancient god with a human upper body and the tail of a fish.
  3. 9. Zodiac constellation. Known as the archer. Also a centaur.
  4. 12. A winged horse that carries Zeus’ thunderbolts.
  5. 13. Needed to complete twelve labors to return to Mount Olympus and be among the Gods.
  6. 14. Has a human head and upper body, but the torso of a horse. Chiron is a famous one.
  7. 16. Zodiac constellation. Identified with water by almost all ancient cultures.
  8. 18. Its image is a crab. Hera sent a crab named ____ to distract Hercules during one of his twelve labors.
  9. 20. The twins Castor and Pollux.
  10. 21. Major The Big Dipper is found in this constellation.
Down
  1. 1. A legendary hunter. You can easily find this constellation by finding the three stars that make up his belt.
  2. 2. A dragon in the sky recognized by many ancient cultures.
  3. 3. A crow associated with the God Apollo.
  4. 5. Andromeda’s mother. Boasted that she and her daughter were more beautiful than the Nereids, her boast was an insult to the gods.
  5. 7. Major Know as the “Big Dog”.
  6. 8. Percy Jackson? Son of the God Zeus and the mortal princess Danae.
  7. 10. The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia boasted that she and her daughter were more beautiful than the Nereids.
  8. 11. The bull.
  9. 13. A many headed snake that Hercules needed to defeat in one of his twelve labors.
  10. 15. Identified with a bird, usually an eagle. Zeus is said to have placed the image of an eagle (this constellation) in the sky.
  11. 17. This constellation is a cup that the Gods drink wine from.
  12. 19. Zodiac constellation. A fish.