The story about the formation of Sagittarius

Sagittarius origin, constellation introduction

Scientific name: Sagittarius

Center position: 19: right ascension, declination-28 degrees. East of Ophiuchus and west of Capricorn. Located in the brightest part of the Milky Way, the center of the Milky Way is in the direction of Sagittarius. The diffuse nebula M8 is visible to the naked eye. There are 2 stars brighter than 4 in the constellation.

Sagittarius is the ninth house. The yellow meridian ranges from 24 degrees to 27 degrees. The sun comes to this house around November 22nd every year. The solar term at that time was light snow.

Legend of Sagittarius

Legend 1

In the prairie of ancient Greece, there are a group of semi-human, semi-beast, which are fierce by nature. "Half man and half beast" represents the contradiction between rationality and irrationality, human nature and animal nature, which is "Sagittarius".

the only exception in the Sagittarius-Chilon. Although Chilon is also a member of the Sagittarius, he is kind by nature and is famous for being frank with his friends, so Chilon is very respected in the tribe. One day, Heqiuli, the greatest hero of Greece, came to visit his friend, the super Hercules who strangled the serpent with his hands when he was a child. When he heard that the Sagittarius is also a nation good at brewing, he thought of mellow wine, regardless of whether it was owned by the Sagittarius. Otherwise, he will be killed. Everyone knows that Heqiuli is the strongest man in the world, and even Apollo, the sun god, has to let him score three points. In desperation, this centaur has to do as he is told.

While Heqiuli was intoxicated with the fragrance and sweetness of the wine, the aroma of the wine had already permeated the whole tribe, and all the Sagittarius sternly reprimanded Heqiuli. Heqiuli was furious and took his bow to kill the Sagittarius, and the Sagittarius fled to Chilon's home, the most respected people. At this time, Chilon heard the screaming for help outside the house, and he didn't even think about it. He opened the door and went straight out.

Zeus, the god of heaven, heard the screams of Sagittarius, so he held up Chilon's body with both hands and threw it into the sky. Chilon instantly turned into several shining stars, just like Sagittarius. Since then, this constellation has been called Sagittarius, also known as Sagittarius, in memory of Chilon.

Legend 2

Sagittarius is a half-man, half-horse, with both animal and human faces. It is a famous prophet, doctor and scholar. He is the supporter of famous Greek heroes jason, achilles and aeneas. Legend has it that he is the son of Carolas and philyra and the father of Zeus. After he was frightened, he turned himself into a horse, and his mother, Philella, couldn't stand the strange appearance of her son, so she became a bodhi tree.