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Betelgeuse

• Greek
• Orion: The great hunter Orion traveled to Crete where he hunted with the goddess Artemis, and in the course of the hunt, threatened to kill every beast on Earth. Gaia, Mother Earth, objected and sent a giant scorpion to kill Orion. The creature succeeded. After his death, the goddesses asked Zeus to place Orion among the constellations. Zeus consented and, as a memorial to the hero's death, added the Scorpion to the heavens as well.
• Ojibwe
• Wintermaker: Wintermaker is a strong Ojibwe canoe man and an important mythological figure in Ojibwe culture. His outstretched arms rule the winter sky. Wintermaker is seen overhead during the winter months. Parents would make bows and arrows for their young children to come out into the late winter night to shoot at Wintermaker, whose sash is the belt of today’s constellation called Orion. The arrows let the children believe that they were hastening Wintermaker on his way and helping to bring spring.
• Yolngu (Australian)
• The Canoe: Betelgeuse and Rigel are the bow and the stern of the canoe. The stars of Orion's Belt are three three brothers of the Nulkal (King-fish) clan. One time, the three brothers went fishing but all they could catch were king-fish, which, being from the King Fish Clan, they were not allowed to eat but had to throw back into the water. Eventually, one of the brothers became so hungry that he broke the law, and caught and ate a king-fish, represented by the Orion Nebula. Walu, The Sun-woman became so angry at him for breaking the law that she created a waterspout that lifted them right up into the sky, where they can still be seen today.

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1. Choose one of the three stars and read the myths & legends. Then go to the Figures in the Sky website.
2. Find the same star and explore the constellations from the variety of cultures that the star is a part of. Choose a constellation from a different culture.
3. Explore and summarize a myth or legend of that culture's constellation.
4. Add your summary and reference material link to the google form to complete this section.

Spica

• Greek
• Virgo: There was also an association with the "star-maiden" Astraea, the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity, and precision. In this interpretation, she is shown holding the scales of justice. (In other early Greek interpretations, the same "scales" were seen as the claws of the scorpion. Eventually, they became a separate constellation, Libra.)
• Germanic
• Böðvildr’s Ring: From her mother, Böðvildr had inherited a broken ring, once made by Wayland. When she took the ring to the smith to have it mended, Wayland took the ring and raped her, fathering a son.

Dubhe

• Greek
• Ursa Major: Callisto was a beautiful maiden who had a child with Zeus, king of the Greek gods. When Zeus’ wife, Hera, found out, she turned Callisto into a bear. Then one day Callisto’s son was out hunting and saw a great bear, not realizing it was his mother. To save them both Zeus threw them into the sky. Callisto became Ursa Major and her son, Arcus, became Ursa Minor. In other stories, Zeus turned Callisto into the bear to hide her from Hera.
• Navajo
• Revolving Male: This constellation can be culturally seen as a male warrior, a leader who protects his people. He is sympathetic and charismatic, as well as a provider for his family and home. As a father he provides spiritual and physical protection to his family. The term “Náhook-s” refers to the double motion of the constellation as it revolves around the North Star, while rotating at the same time.
• Siberian
• Elk (Cosmic Hunt): A long time ago the sky was too low. It was so low that sometimes tall people bumped their heads on it! The tribes in the area all agreed that the sky must be raised up. A message was sent to all the people to get as many giant fir trees as possible. Everyone was to hold the base of a fir tree and shove its top against the sky to push the sky away from Earth Now it so happens that while the people were pushing up the sky there was a hunting party that had gone far afield to find food for their tribe. There were three hunters and a dog in the hunting party and they did not know about the sky being raised. They had found four large elk and were chasing them across the land. The chase lasted many days and took them to the edge of the earth - where the ground almost touched the sky. Having nowhere else to go the four elk jumped up into the sky and kept on running. The hunters wasted no time in following the elk and they too jumped up into the sky. It was then that the people pushed up the sky leaving the elk and hunters with no way to get back down to earth. You can still see the hunt going on today. The four stars of the Big Dipper's bowl are the four elk. The three stars in the Dipper's handle are the hunters. The little star next to the middle hunter is his dog.

Atlas (Pleiades)

• Greek
• Taurus: Zeus changed himself into a beautiful white Bull to win the affections of the Phoenician princess Europa. After Europa hopped onto the Bull’s back, the Bull swam across the Mediterranean Sea, taking Europa all the way to the island of Crete. Later, Zeus and Europa became the parents of Minos, the legendary king of Crete.
• Jewish
• Shemhazai: In Jewish folklore, when two fallen angels named Azazel and Shemhazai made it to the earth, they fell strongly in love with the women of humankind. Shemhazai found a maiden named Istehar who swore she would give herself to him if he told her the sacred name which granted him the power to fly to Heaven. When he revealed it to her, she flew up to Heaven, never to fulfill her promise, thus she was placed in the constellation Pleiades.
• Lakota
• The Bison: To the Lakota, Orion's Belt is the spine of a bison, called Tayamnicankhu. The surrounding rectangle of the constellation forms the ribs. The head, called Tayamnipha, is represented by the Pleiades.

Figures in the Sky Directions

1. Choose one of the three stars and read the myths & legends. Then go to the Figures in the Sky website.
2. Find the same star and explore the constellations from the variety of cultures that the star is a part of. Choose a constellation from a different culture.
3. Explore and summarize a myth or legend of that culture's constellation.
4. Add your summary and reference material link to the google form to complete this section.

Anteres

• Greek
• Orion: The great hunter Orion traveled to Crete where he hunted with the goddess Artemis, and in the course of the hunt, threatened to kill every beast on Earth. Gaia, Mother Earth, objected and sent a giant scorpion to kill Orion. The creature succeeded. After his death, the goddesses asked Zeus to place Orion among the constellations. Zeus consented and, as a memorial to the hero's death, added the Scorpion to the heavens as well.
• Yolngu
• Ingalpir: The people of Arnhem Land saw a crocodile called Ingalpir in the constellation we know as Scorpius.This part of the Northern Territory was the first place at which Australian Aboriginals had contact with their Asian neighbors. At least since the 18th century (and probably earlier) Muslim traders from Sulawesi visited Arnhem Land each year to trade, harvest, and process sea cucumbers.When Ingalpir appeared in the evening sky, the Aboriginal people know that the boats of the Malay traders would arrive from the north.
• Ojibwe
• Hero Teacher: He is a hero figure and a spirit that had many excursions on Earth a long time ago. He helped the people by creating dry land after the last flood. The constellation shows Nanaboujou shooting an arrow at the Great Panther, represented by the constellations Leo and Cancer.

Pollux

• Greek
• Gemini: Castor and Pollux grew up the closest of friends, never quarreling or acting without consulting each other. Later, the twins joined Jason and the Argonauts and more than once saved the entire endeavor. After the return of the Argonautes, Castor and Pullux got into a feud with Idas and Lynceus, two brothers who also had been Argonautes. In a quarrel over two women, Castor was killed by Lynceus who was then killed by Pollux. When Idas then attacked Pollux, Zeus intervened to save his son and struck Idas with a lightning bolt.Pollux was immortal but Castor was destined for Tartarus after his death. Pollux asked Zeus not to outlive his brother. Zeus granted the wish not to outlive his brother and allowed them to split their time in the heavens and under the Earth. To honor their brotherly love, he put an image of twins in the sky.
• /Xam
• Antelopes: To the /Xam in southern Africa, the bright stars Castor and Pollux were two female eland antelopes with Procyon, the bright star in Canis Minor being their male companion.
• Norse
• Þjazi’s (Thiazi’s) Eyes: One day, while on a journey, Odin, Loki and Hœnir set up an earth oven to cook an oxen they just hunted. After a while they found that it would not cook. They found out that Þjazi, in the form of a great eagle, stopped the oven from heating and demanded a part of the oxen. When the oxen was cooked, Þjazi ate so much of it that Loki became angry, grabbed his long staff and attempted to strike him, but the weapon stuck fast to Þjazi's body and he took flight, carrying Loki up with him. As they flew across the land Loki shouted and begged to be let down as his legs banged against trees and stones, but Þjazi would only do so on the condition that Loki must lure Iðunn, the goddess of youth out of Asgard with her apples of youth, which he solemnly promised to do.Later, Þjazi, again in the form of an eagle, carried Iðunn and her apples away and the gods, deprived of Iðunn's apples, began growing old and gray. Loki was going to bring back Iðunn. He borrowed a magical coat from Freyja, transformed into a falcon, flew to the hall of Þjazi, transformed Iðunn into a nut and carried her back to Asgard. When the other gods saw Þjazi in close pursuit of Loki, they lit a fire which burned Þjazi's feathers, causing him to fall to the ground where he was killed. When Þjazi's daughter Skadi came to avenge her father, the gods offered her atonement and compensation. She was given the hand of Njord in marriage and Odin took Þjazi's eyes and placed them in the night sky as stars.

Aldebaran

• Persia
• Watcher of the East: The Persians believed that the sky was divided into four districts with each district being guarded by one of the four Royal Stars. The stars were believed to hold both good and evil power and the Persians looked upon them for guidance in scientific calculations of the sky, such as the calendar and lunar/solar cycles, and for predictions about the future. The four royal stars were:

• Aldebaran (Tascheter) – vernal equinox (Watcher of the East)
• Regulus (Venant) – summer solstice (Watcher of the North)
• Antares (Satevis) – autumnal equinox (Watcher of the West)
• Fomalhaut (Haftorang/Hastorang) – winter solstice (Watcher of the South)
• Ibibio (Nigeria)
• Mother Hen: For the Ibibio in Nigeria, Aldebaran is a Mother Hen and the Pleiades are her chicks.
• Greek
• Taurus:Zeus changed himself into a beautiful white Bull to win the affections of the Phoenician princess Europa. After Europa hopped onto the Bull’s back, the Bull swam across the Mediterranean Sea, taking Europa all the way to the island of Crete. Later, Zeus and Europa became the parents of Minos, the legendary king of Crete.

Dubhe

• Greek
• Ursa Major: Callisto was a beautiful maiden who had a child with Zeus, king of the Greek gods. When Zeus’ wife, Hera, found out, she turned Callisto into a bear. Then one day Callisto’s son was out hunting and saw a great bear, not realizing it was his mother. To save them both Zeus threw them into the sky. Callisto became Ursa Major and her son, Arcus, became Ursa Minor. In other stories, Zeus turned Callisto into a bear to hide her from Hera.
• Navajo
• Revolving Male: This constellation can be culturally seen as a male warrior, a leader who protects his people. He is sympathetic and charismatic, as well as a provider for his family and home. As a father, he provides spiritual and physical protection to his family. The term “Náhook-s” refers to the double motion of the constellation as it revolves around the North Star while rotating at the same time.
• Siberian
• Elk (Cosmic Hunt): A long time ago the sky was too low. It was so low that sometimes tall people bumped their heads on it! The tribes in the area all agreed that the sky must be raised up. A message was sent to all the people to get as many giant fir trees as possible. Everyone was to hold the base of a fir tree and shove its top against the sky to push the sky away from Earth Now it so happens that while the people were pushing up the sky there was a hunting party that had gone far afield to find food for their tribe. There were three hunters and a dog in the hunting party and they did not know about the sky being raised. They had found four large elk and were chasing them across the land. The chase lasted many days and took them to the edge of the earth - where the ground almost touched the sky. Having nowhere else to go the four elk jumped up into the sky and kept on running. The hunters wasted no time in following the elk and they too jumped up into the sky. It was then that the people pushed up the sky leaving the elk and hunters with no way to get back down to earth. You can still see the hunt going on today. The four stars of the Big Dipper's bowl are the four elk. The three stars in the Dipper's handle are the hunters. The little star next to the middle hunter is his dog.

Altair

• Greek
• Aquila: According to one story, Aquila is the eagle that snatched up the beautiful Trojan boy Ganymede, son of King Tros, to become the cup-bearer of the gods on Olympus. Authorities such as the Roman poet Ovid say that Zeus turned himself into an eagle, whereas others say that the eagle was simply sent by Zeus.
• Norse
• Hawk: In Norse mythology, Veðrfölnir, meaning "storm pale" or "wind bleached" is a hawk sitting between the eyes of an unnamed eagle that is perched on top of the world tree Yggdrasil. The eagle could be seen in the constellation Aquila, while the hawk Veðrfölnir is Altair
• Hawaiian
• Navigator’s Triangle: Hawaiian navigator Humu’s two sons sailed with the first canoes; the older son, who knew star lore, gave his advice on which direction to sail, which angered the steersman. The steersman threw Humu’s two sons overboard; they swam, following Altir and its companions Alshain and Tarazed and were eventually rescued by their father, who sailed in the last canoe with the King. Humu and his two sons reached Kaua‘i, while the rest of the canoes were lost at sea. Humu's name was given to Altair; Alshain and Tarazed were collectively named Humu-ma.

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1. Choose one of the three stars and read the myths & legends. Then go to the Figures in the Sky website.
2. Find the same star and explore the constellations from the variety of cultures that the star is a part of. Choose a constellation from a different culture.
3. Explore and summarize a myth or legend of that culture's constellation.
4. Add your summary and reference material link to the google form to complete this section.

Polaris

• Greek
• Ursa Minor: Callisto was a beautiful maiden who had a child with Zeus, king of the Greek gods. When Zeus’ wife, Hera, found out, she turned Callisto into a bear. Then one day Callisto’s son was out hunting and saw a great bear, not realizing it was his mother. To save them both Zeus threw them into the sky. Callisto became Ursa Major and her son, Arcus, became Ursa Minor. In other stories, Zeus turned Callisto into the bear to hide her from Hera.
• Cree
• The Dog Stars: Long ago, the people had no dogs. There was no companion for a lonely child or help for the Elders on long forced marches to new campsites in search of food during times of famine. The people were always surprised when visitors, raiders, and marauding animals entered their camps; they had no warning system that would tell them when danger was near. Our natootim-uk, our relatives, the Wolf, Coyote and Fox saw this and were concerned. The wolves held a council and it was decided that they would send two of their own to live with the people. The council of Coyotes and council of Foxes also decided this same action. Two pups from each of the councils were sent to all the four directions of humankind. They came, adapted, changed and flourished. From these gifts came all the dogs that now inhabit the world. These dogs now guard our homes, communities, camps, and loved ones. To honor this sacrifice made by our natootim-uk, the Creator placed a reminder of the dogs in the heavens, which would forever be a guardian for humans. Polaris anchors the dogs’ leash as the dog runs around the circumference of the sky-camp, alert and ever on guard. The stars of this constellation, particularly those on the handle of the Little Dipper, represent the Wolf, the Coyote and the Fox; the four bowl stars represent the pups that were sent to the four directions of humankind.

Regulus

• Greek
• Leo: The Nemean Lion would take women as hostages to its lair in a cave, luring warriors from nearby towns to save the damsel in distress, to their misfortune. The Lion was impervious to any weaponry; thus, the warriors' clubs, swords, and spears were rendered useless against it. Realizing that he must defeat the Lion with his bare hands, Heracles slipped into the Lion's cave and engaged it at close quarters. When the Lion pounced, Heracles caught it in midair, one hand grasping the Lion's forelegs and the other its hind legs, and bent it backward, breaking its back and freeing the trapped maidens.
• /Gwi
• /Edzini: The Fire-Finisher. Regulus only sets when the firewood has been exhausted.
• Chinese
• The Yellow Dragon: On Chinese star charts the Sickle of Leo is recognizable, but as part of a rather different constellation figure. From the top of the Sickle extended a snaking line that took in Lambda and Kappa Leonis before heading north into Lynx. In all, 17 stars were involved in the chain, including Regulus and Omicron and Rho Leonis either side of it; the whole formation was known as Xuānyuán, the Yellow Dragon.

Sirius

• Greek
• Canis Major: The name of the star Sirius comes from the Greek word Σείριος (Seirios) meaning ‘searing’ or ‘scorching’, highly appropriate for something so brilliant. In Greek times the rising of Sirius at dawn just before the Sun marked the start of the hottest part of the summer, a time that hence became known as the Dog Days. ‘It barks forth flame and doubles the burning heat of the Sun’, said Manilius, expressing a belief held by the Greeks and Romans that the star had a heating effect.
• Arabic
• The Greater Dog: In medieval Arab astronomy, the constellation became al-kalb al-akbar, "the Greater Dog'', later transcribed as alcheleb alachbar. Islamic scholar Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī referred to it as kalb al-jabbār, "the Dog of the Giant." Today, many of the stats of Canis Major still have Arabic names
• Norse
• Loki’s Torch: In Norse mythology, Sirius is called Lokabrenna, literally meaning "burning done by Loki". Commonly, it is referred to as "Loki's torch." As far as we know, there is no story in which Loki would have used a torch; however, the name "Loki's torch" for the brightest star in the night sky is commonly used in Northern Europe.