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Akhenaton

Amenhotep IV (Aménophis IV en grec ancien, Akhénaton ou, plus rarement, Khounaton) est le neuvième pharaon de la XVIII dynastie (période du Nouvel Empire). Manéthon l’appelle Aménophis. On situe son règne de -1355 / -1353 à -1338 / -1337.[]
Il est le fils de la reine Tiyi et du roi Amenhotep III. Figure controversée, considéré parfois comme l’un des plus grands mystiques de l’Histoire, il bouleverse, pour le temps d'un règne, l’histoire de l’Égypte en accélérant l'évolution théologique commencée par son prédécesseur et en voulant imposer le culte exclusif de Rê-Horakhty « qui est dans Aton »[], dont il est à la fois le prophète et l’incarnation.

Au niveau artistique, parallèlement (et en rapport étroit) avec la réforme religieuse, son règne voit aussi l'émergence d'une nouvelle esthétique, à la fois baroque et naturaliste, l’art amarnien (voir ci-dessous). L'imagerie royale est la première concernée par ce mouvement, qui rompt totalement avec la tradition, représentant le pharaon et sa famille dans leur intimité. Cette rupture avec l'élégance du classicisme aboutit, dans les cas les plus extrêmes, aux représentations de ces corps androgynes, aux proportions exagérées qui ont de quoi surprendre.
Sur le plan politique enfin, les choix - ou l'inertie - d'Akhénaton conduiront à la première véritable crise du Nouvel Empire, tant sur le plan économique qu'international. Avec le pharaon hérétique, la XVIIIe dynastie touche bientôt à sa fin.

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Stars

Alpha Ophiuchi (α Oph / α Ophiuchi) is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It also has the traditional name Ras Alhague. رأس الحوّاء
Ras Alhague has an apparent magnitude of +2.08, belongs to the spectral classification A5, and is about 47 light years distant from Earth.
The name Ras Alhague is from the Arabic رأس الحية , meaning "the Head of the Serpent-charmer."

Eta Ophiuchi (η Oph / η Ophiuchi) is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It also has the traditional name Sabik. The Preceding : سابق
Beta Ophiuchi (β Oph / β Ophiuchi) is a K-type giant star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It also has the traditional names Cebalrai (Arabic: "shepherd dog"), Cheleb, or Kelb Alrai, or sometimes just Alrai. Like some other K-type giants, β Ophiuchi has been found to vary very slightly (0.02 magnitudes) in brightness.

Delta Ophiuchi (δ Oph / δ Ophiuchi) is a hstar in the constellation Ophiuchus. It also has the traditional name Yed Prior (and the star Epsilon Ophiuchi, with which it forms a naked eye optical double, is Yed Posterior). The preceding one of "the hand" مقدّم يدالحوّاء
The traditional name Yed is derived from Arabic meaning "the hand", and the two stars are the left hand of Ophiuchus (the Serpent Bearer) that holds the head of the serpent Serpens Caput.

Zeta Ophiuchi (ζ Oph / ζ Ophiuchi) is a star located in the constellation of Ophiuchus. Unlike most of the brighter stars in the sky, ζ Ophiuchi does not have a proper name, although it may have been referred to as Hán (韓) by the Chinese. Although ζ Ophiuchi is a hot blue giant star it appears reddish due to interstellar dust that absorbs much of blue light. In fact, were it not for this dust, ζ Ophiuchi would shine several times brighter and be among the very brightest visible. ζ Ophiuchi is roughly half way through the initial phase of its stellar evolution and will within the next few million years expand into a supergiant star before ending its life in a spectacular supernova.

Kappa Ophiuchi (κ Oph / κ Ophiuchi) is a Class A2, third-magnitude star in the Constellation Ophiuchus. It occasionally called by the Hebrew-Arabic name Helkath, meaning "battlefield" or "battleground". ميدان القتال

Theta Ophiuchi (θ Oph / θ Ophiuchi) is a Class B2, third-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It sometimes called by the Arabic name Imad, meaning "pillar", perhaps referring to one of the pillars upon which the Snake Charmer الحواء Al Hawwa is standing, or it may refer to the Pillar of Moral and Spiritual Fortitude portrayed within southern Ophiuchus and part of Scorpius by the ancient Arabs. Another name is Kaki for "lower leg" or "foot".

Nu Ophiuchi (ν Oph / ν Oph) is a Class K0, third-magnitude star in the consthellation Ophiuchus. It carries the traditional hLatin name Sinistra, meaning "left" or "left hand" despite the fact that Nu Ophiuchi marks the Serpent Bearer's right hand.
Nu Ophiuchi is a binary star with components of magnitudes 3.3 and 6.8, separated by 2.7 arcseconds. This stellar system is located about 153 light-years from Earth.

72 Ophiuchi (72 Oph / 72 Ophiuchi) is a Class A4, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It sometimes called by the Greek name Phorbaceus, referring to the hero Phorbas, who saved the island of Rhodes from a plague of serpents. Φόρβακεως

Gamma Ophiuchi (γ Oph / γ Ophiuchi) is a Class A4, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It sometimes called by the Arabic name Al Durajah, with reference to a mighty Arabian charioteer seen among the stars of Ophiuchus. قائد العجله الحربيه

Lambda Ophiuchi (λ Oph / λ Ophiuchi) is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It also has the traditional name Marfik The elbow (or "Marsik"). مرفق

67 Ophiuchi (67 Oph / 67 Ophiuchi) is a Class B5, fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It sometimes called by the Arabic name Fellah, meaning "peasant". فلاح

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Double stars in Ophiuchus:
Ophiuchus has one of the finest collections of double stars, including several close visual binaries.
Eta Ophiuchi is a close visual with an orbit of 88 years: 2.9, 3.4; presently the companion is at PA 247º and separation 0.6".
Lambda Ophiuchi is also a rapid binary. 4.2, 5.2; currently the PA is 27º and its separation is 1.5".
Xi Ophiuchi: 4.5, 9.0; PA 50º, separation 3.7".
Rho Ophiuchi: 5.3, 6.0; PA 344º, 3.1".
Tau Ophiuchi: 5.2, 5.9; with an orbit of 280 years. Presently the companion is at PA 282º and separation 1.7".
36 Ophiuchi is a binary with period of 548 years, of two equal stars: 5.1, 5.1; 148º, 4.9".
70 Ophiuchi is another close binary with a period of 88.3 years. 4.2, 6.0. In 2000.0 the values are PA 149º and separation 3.7".
Struve 2276. This is a very beautiful fixed binary of two fairly faint stars: 7.0, 7.4; PA 257º, separation 6.9".


Variable stars in Ophiuchus:
Kappa Ophiuchi is an irregular (Lb) variable that fluctuates betweem 4.1 and 5.0.
Chi Ophiuchi is a gamma Cas variable: 4.2-5.0.
U Ophiuchi is an Algol type (EA) variable: 5.84-6.6 every 1.7 days.
X Ophiuchi is a long-period variable, 5.9-9.2 with a period of 328.85 days. In the year 2000 the maximum should occur during the last week of March.

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Ophiucus

Traversée par le Soleil du 30 novembre au 17 décembre, elle n'est cependant pas comptée dans le zodiaque traditionnel de l'astrologie.
La constellation de l'Ophiuchus a été étendue vers le sud par une décision de l'UAI en 1922, et se trouve maintenant dans le plan de l'écliptique, ce qui signifie que les trajectoires du Soleil, mais aussi des planètes et de la Lune le traversent. Cela n'était pas le cas lorsque le Zodiaque a été créé il y a 2 000 à 3 000 ans.
Traditionnellement, à la différence des autres constellations traversées par l'écliptique, Ophiuchus n'est cependant pas compté parmi les douze signes du Zodiaque. Il s'agit de l'une des différences survenant entre les signes du zodiaque, notamment utilisés en astrologie, et les déplacements réels des objets célestes dans les constellations.
Il ne faut pas confondre les constellations du zodiaque (dont Ophiuchus fait à présent partie) et les signes du zodiaque, zones arbitraires de 30° comptées à partir du point vernal et qui servent aux repérages astronomiques. L'argument consistant à dire que "le zodiaque a en fait 13 signes" est fallacieux, car ni les astronomes ni les astrologues n'ont jamais mesuré les déplacements planétaires en se fondant sur les constellations (bien trop imprécises pour cet emploi).


Le point vernal, (noté γ ou g), est un des deux points de la sphère céleste où l'équateur céleste et l'écliptique se croisent. Précisément, ce point est défini par la position du Soleil sur la sphère céleste au moment de l'équinoxe de mars (printemps dans l'hémisphère nord).
En astronomie, le méridien du point vernal sert de référence dans le système de coordonnées équatoriales, il est défini comme le méridien zéro pour la mesure des ascensions droites. L'ascension droite du point vernal est donc α = 0 h.
Étant situé sur l'équateur céleste, la déclinaison du point vernal est par définition δ = 0°.
En astrologie ce point porte le nom de « premier point du Bélier », d'après le nom de la constellation dans laquelle il se trouvait dans l'Antiquité. Toutefois, à cause de la précession des équinoxes, ce point se déplace lentement le long de l'écliptique. Le point vernal est actuellement situé dans la constellation des Poissons, il y est entré vers -60 et en ressortira vers 2600 pour entrer dans la constellation du Verseau.


Le point vernal étant défini comme le croisement de l'écliptique et de l'équateur céleste, il change de position avec les mouvements de précession et de nutation de l'axe de rotation de la Terre. Ces paramètres sont déterminés par l'International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) en combinant les données fournies par un réseau de surveillance mondial. En raison des mouvements du point vernal, ce sont ses coordonnées J2000.0, c'est-à-dire au 1er janvier 2000 à midi UTC, qui servent de référence pour le système de coordonnées équatoriales.

Localisation de la constellation

Ophiuchus n'a pas d'étoile très proéminente : Rasalhague, sa principale étoile, est de magnitude 2, et le reste de la constellation se dessine entre 3 et 4. Ces étoiles servent donc pour repérer des alignements locaux, mais ne sont pas des "phares" immédiatement repérables comme le sont les voisins α Bootis (Arcturus) à l'ouest, α Lyrae (Vega) au nord, α Aquilae (Altaïr) à l'est, ou α Scorpii (Antarès) au sud.
Globalement, Ophiuchus est situé sur l'alignement entre α Scorpii (au bord inférieur de la figure) et α rLyrae (10° hors figure, plus au Nord). Cet arc de 60° passe près de Rasalhague à peu près en son milieu, à 30° de ces deux "phares".
Dans l'autre sens, Ophiuchus et la Tête du Serpent contiennent quatre étoiles relativement plus brillantes dans l'alignement entre α Bootis et le « cou » du Sagittaire, Nunki (σ Sgr), alignement qui passe par le sommet de l'arc du Sagittaire et se prolonge plus au Sud vers Fomalhaut.
Forme de la constellation
La constellation ne ressemble pas à grand'chose et il faut faire un gros effort d'imagination pour y voir une silhouette d'homme ou une sorte de bonhomme.
Rasalhague (α Oph) est au sommet Nord d'un triangle équilatéral (β Oph à l'Est, κ Oph à l'Est), qui figure la « tête ». Le « corps » est un rectangle assez régulier mais peu suggestif, délimité par la base de ce triangle (β et κ Oph) et les deux étoiles sensiblement parallèles (ν et ι Oph) situées en dessous, sur l'alignement α Bootis - Nunki (σ Sgr). Le petit couple d'étoiles à l'Ouest (ε et δ Oph) forme la main qui tient la Tête du Serpent, dont la limite passe immédiatement à l'Ouest.
Côté Est, bien que située dans un alignement très convaincant avec ses deux voisines de la Queue du Serpent, l'étoile située dans l'alignement Rasalhague (α Oph) vers (β Oph) est ν Oph, elle marque la limite Sud-Est de la constellation.

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Ophiucus

There is some disagreement over the origin of this constellation. Apparently it was once known as Asclepius, who was the Greek god of medicine. One such reference was made in the writings of Eudoxus, in the fourth century BC.

Eudoxus (c400-c347 BC) deserves to be better known. He may have been a member of Plato's Academy, and it is possible he was its head for some time.
Eudoxus was a prolific writer of scientific subjects, and thinkers such as Euclid incorporated much of his work into their own. He mapped out the constellations, and the result became the main star reference for hundreds of years. Among other feats, he divided the sky into degrees of longitude and latitude and devised a better calendar. He was also a well known geographer and mathematician, but it was his work on astronomy that he is principally remembered.

Later Greek stories arose about Carnabon, a king of the Getae, who killed a famous dragon, or even of Heracles, who (you might recall) killed Draco. Thus the story of the man and serpent came to represent a host of individuals, but most authorities now seem to opt for Asclepius, or Aesculapius, which is the Latin equivalent of the Greek god of medicine.

Son of Apollo and a nymph called Coronis, Asclepius was taught medicine by the centaur Chiron. (His mythology also arises from Thessaly, where the stories of the centaurs originated.)
Asclepius became the Argonauts' surgeon, sailing with them on the ship Argo, and he managed to bring back to life a number of people, including the son of King Minos of Crete.

It was after Asclepius tried to revive Orion, bitten by the scorpion, that Pluto began to complain. He argued to Zeus that if Asclepius had his way he would rob Pluto of the entire population of Hades. Zeus agreed; they couldn't permit men to be immortal. So he sent a thunderbolt to end Asclepius's life.
Zeus later put Asclepius in the heavens along with the Serpent. The serpent has long been a symbol for renewed life.
While the cult of Asclepius began in Thessaly, temples were built throughout Greece, especially near healing springs. Around 300 BC the cult arrived in Rome.
Ancient sculpture typically shows the god bare breasted, attired in a long flowing cloak, and holding a staff with a serpent coiled about it. This is perhaps the forerunner of the modern medical symbol of the caduceus.

The constellation Ophiuchus is thus found in the midst of the Serpens. The southern part of Ophiuchus dips into a very dense portion of the Milky Way, resulting in a great many deep sky objects.
The Bayer stars of Ophiuchus are fairly bright, five of which have a magnitude brighter than 3.0.
The brightest star, alpha Ophiuchi, is better known as Rasalhague, meaning "Head of the Snake Charmer". This is a rather close star, at 54 light years away, and a celestial neighbour of Ras Algethi (alpha Herculis), which lies to the WNW five degrees.
Ophiuchus has a half-dozen or so visual doubles, and even more star clusters. In fact Ophiuchus has more globular clusters than any other constellation. The region encircling rho Ophiuchi is also of some interest. This area contains several dark clouds and nebulae that show the active formation of stars.

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Aesculapius, we are told, was the first doctor of medicine, and his expertise led to his downfall in a very strange way. His career seems to have begun when one day while visiting a friend and saw a snake in the room and killed it. Then, to the great surprise of both, a second snake carrying an herb in its mouth crawled into the room. It gave the herb to the first snake, which immediately recovered. It was this herb, which Aesculapius took from the revived snake, that taught him the great powers certain herbs have over life and death. He traveled far and wide over the land, always learning more about the medicinal use of herbs, and before long his reputation as a saver of lives had become widely known. So expert had he become that Hades, God of the Underworld, complained to his brother Zeus that fewer and fewer souls were being sent down to the Underworld. Hades, of course, was worried about losing his important position.

Aesculapius once is said to have brought Hippolytus back to life by "gluing" him back together. Hippolytus had been dragged to death and dismembered when his horses were frightened by a bull. Just as Aesculapius was about to bring the famous hunter, Orion, back to life after he had been accidentally shot with an arrow by his lover, Hades' patience ran out. He demanded that Zeus stop this wholesale restoring of life. After all, only the gods were immortal. If Aesculapius were permitted to increase his skill in bringing the dead back to life, mankind, too, would have attained immortality. Thus went Hades' argument to Zeus.

Zeus agreed with his brother and hurled a thunderbolt at Aesculapius, killing him on the spot. But Zeus could not help but admire the skills of Aesculapius and so raised him among the stars as Ophiuchus, along with the serpent from which he had learned his skills.

Aesculapius, as the God of Medicine, is always shown with a staff with a serpent wound around it. You have seen the symbol in hospitals and doctors' offices. Our words hygiene (meaning "the science of health") and panacea (meaning "a cure-all medicine") come from the names of two of Aesculapius' daughters, Hygeia and Panacea.

This region of the sky has been the scene of a number of nova stars, or stars that suddenly flare up into brightness for several days or weeks and then return to their former dimness. The first such nova was reported by the Greek astronomer Hipparchos in 134 B.C.; the second in A.D. 123; third in the year 1230; the one called Kepler's Star in 1604; and the fifth in 1848.

Ophiuchus is a word coming from two Greek words meaning "serpent," and "holding."

The name of the constellation seems to have been identified with the god Aesculapius, expert in the arts of medicine, plants, and the healing powers of different herbs. Aesculapius was the son of Apollo and Coronis and was educated by the centaur Chiron (now the constellation Sagittarius). It is said that Hippocrates, the famous Greek physician and father of modern medicine, was his 15th grandson.
The Romans called Ophiuchus the Serpent-Charmer and the Arabs called him the Serpent-Collector.

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Rasalhague
Alpha Ophiuchi

Distance (Light Years)
46.7 ± 0.6
Visual Magnitude
2.08
Color (B-V)
0.15
Names For This Star
Rasalhague, alternatively Ras Alhague, derives from the Arabic name for this star, Al Ras al Hawwa, "The Head of the Serpent-Charmer."

Description of the Star
Rasalhague is a hot, white A5III giant having 26 times the luminosity of the sun, and 2.4 times the diameter.
Rasalhague has an unseen companion revolving in an orbit at an angular separation of 0.065 arc sec from the primary, that is, just under 1 AU from the central star. The period of the orbit is 8.5 year. According to Burnham the masses would be 2.4 solar masses and 0.6 solar masses for the giant and the companion respectively.

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SabikEta Ophiuchi

Distance (Light Years)
84.1 ± 1.9
Visual Magnitude (combined)
2.43
Color (B-V)
0.06

Description of the Star
Sabik is a close binary star system. The primary Sabik A is a white A2V main sequence star with a luminosity of about 36 time s that of the sun. Sabik B is a slightly smaller A3V main sequence star having a luminosity about 23 times that of the sun. The diameter of each star would be about twice that of the sun.
The two stars are separated by 0.86 arc seconds corresponding to a distance of 22 AU, that is, slightly more than the separation of the sun from Uranus. The stars revolve with a period of 88 years.

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According to legend, one day Asclepius killed a snake, but to his surprise another snake arrived and revived its companion with herbs. This is how Asclepius learned of the medicinal powers of plants. Snakes have long been associated with the medical arts; the symbol of the medical profession is the caduceus, a staff entwined with serpents. Caduceus was a herald's wand or staff, especially in ancient times. In Greek Mythology a winged staff with two serpents twined around it, carried by Hermes. An insignia modeled on Hermes' staff and used as the symbol of the medical profession [Latin caduceus, alteration of Greek karukeion, from karux, herald].

As his medical skills grew, Asclepius even learned to revive the dead. This knowledge worried Hades (Roman, Pluto), god of the underworld, who feared that his domain would not receive any new souls. Hades persuaded his brother Zeus to kill Asclepius with a thunderbolt and to decree all mortals must one day die. Zeus did strike Asclepius dead, but to his honor his skills as a healer Zeus placed Asclepius in the sky with his serpents.

From the Arabic Ophiuchus we go to the Greek Aesculapius, who was a favorite of the Greek gods, a son of Apollo. Homer described him as a god-man, which suggests Nimrod.

According to Greek mythology, he was a healer: he cured the sick, and was reported to have brought the dead back to life by means of blood taken from the side of the goddess of justice which is the Libra connection in this chapter. He is called the "Physician," "The Desired One," "The Health-Giver," the "Universal Remedy." He finally suffered death from the lightnings of heaven, but was raised from death to glory through the influence of his father, Apollo.
Did the pagan nations lose sight of the original revelation from God?

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Ophiuchus

The Serpent Wrestler or The Serpent Bearer

The Brighter Stars of Ophiuchus

Rasalhague

Sabik

The Story

Asclepius

The Serpent Wrestler represents Asclepius, the God of Healing. He was the son of Apollo and Coronis, the daughter of King Phlegyas of the Lapiths. While pregnant with Asclepius, Coronis had an affair with a guy called Ischys.

A Crow Carries Bad News

Apollo must have had some suspicions, because he had set a crow to watch over Coronis. At this time all crows were pure white, but when the crow flew to Apollo to tell him that his beloved was unfaithful to him, Apollo in his fury turned the crow to raven black. He blamed the crow for not keeping her lover away from Coronis.

Saving the Child

Apollo had his sister Artemis slay Coronis with her arrows. Too late he repented of his anger. The body of Coronis was being burned on her funeral pyre. Nevertheless, Apollo had his brother Hermes cut the infant Asclepius out of Coronis womb. The boy was given to the centaur Chiron to be reared.

How Asclepius Got His Medicines

It is said that the goddess Athena gave Asclepius two vials of blood from the Gorgon Medusa, who had been slain by the hero Perseus with Athena's aid. Blood from the right side of Medusa's body restored life. Blood from the left side was poisonous. Others say that Asclepius gained the power to restore life from a herb which a serpent used to restore to life another serpent that Asclepius had killed with his heel or his staff.

Restoring the Dead to Life

Asclepius began to use his power to restore the dead with great enthusiasm. It is said that he restored to life, Hippolytus the son of Theseus, who died when his chariot crashed and who has been identified with the constellation of Auriga. Another to whom Asclepius restored life was Glaucon, the son of King Minos of Crete, who died by drowning in a vat of honey. Yet another whom Asclepius restored to life was the great hunter Orion, who died of a scorpion sting, because he had offended the goddess Artemis.

Emptying the Land of the Dead

In fact Asclepius was restoring so many people to life that the Realm of the Dead was becoming depopulated. Hades, the God of the Underworld, whom the Romans knew as Pluto, complained to Zeus about the loss of the dead. Everyday Hades had fewer and fewer subjects over whom to rule.

Slowing Down the Doctor

So in response to the pleas of Hades, Zeus struck down Asclepius with a thunderbolt. Apollo was infuriated by the slaying of his son, and took his revenge by slaying the three one-eyed beings called Cyclopes who forged Zeus' thunderbolts. So to appease the anger of Apollo, Zeus revived Asclepius and set him in the sky as the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Rebirth of the Serpent

The Serpent Wrestler is a symbol of health and healing because of the connection with the serpent, which was a symbol of rebirth in the classical culture. It was thought that the serpent was reborn when it shed its skin each spring.

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As you will see on the following page a connection between the above with Greek Mythology and recent proposals by modern astrologers, gnosticism, and hermetic sciences.

The modern fortunetellers, or horoscope readers who have been using their charting techniques on a Zodiac, which was based on Babylonian references that are no longer valid in physical terms, have recently proposed that a new Zodiac Sign be entered into the sequence with the other twelve to account for the variation from the precession of the equinoxes.
At last notice, this thirteenth Sign would be called "Ophiuchus," the Serpent Bearer. This makes me wonder whether anyone who has ever had their chart read can sue for false advertisement of results.

Or better yet get a refund on forecast that did not come to pass.
Greek Mythology in regard to the constellations of the Zodiac on the Arabic Ophiuchus and the Greek Aesculapius and the connection to Pharaoh Akhenaton or Amenhetep IV.

Ara is a constellation below Sagittarius and Scorpius referred to as the altar of the centaur Chiron, but was sometimes called the Altar of Dionysus. Dionysus in Greco-Roman Mythology is the god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating the power and fertility of nature. Also called Bacchus [Latin Dionosus, from Greek Dionusos].

Half man and half horse, Chiron was believed to be the wisest creature on Earth. It is he who first brought order to the sky by showing mortals how to draw lines between the stars to form constellations. According to early Greek myths, it was Chiron who first fashioned the constellations and showed mankind how to read the sky. Below Virgo the constellation Centaurus to the Greeks is said to be Chiron, smartest and wisest of his race, wiser even than the gods. He was skilled in the arts, hunting, and medicine and was the tutor of such illustrious humans as Jason, Achilles Heracles, and Asclepius. He placed a picture of himself in the sky to guide the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece.

Below Leo another myth associated with the constellation Corvus, shows Apollo had an affair with Coronis, the daughter of a king. They had a son, Asclepius, the founder of medical science, who was immortalized in the sky as the constellation Ophiuchus. Apollo became suspicious that Coronis was unfaithful to him and sent his spy, Corvus, then of silver plumage, to observe. Indeed Corvus reported back that Coronis was having an affair with a certain Ischys of Arcadia. In a rage, Apollo slew Coronis with an arrow and consigned Corvus to Hades and turned his feathers black, which they have remained to this day.Above the constellation Scorpius, we have Ophiuchus who is identified as Asclepius, a legendary physician known as the god of medicine. It is said that Hippocrates, the famous Greek physician and the father of medicine, was his 15th grandson.

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Οφιούχος

Aσκληπιός

"Mythology: Arabic Ophiuchus - Greek Aesculapius - Egyptian Akhenaton"

Akhenaton or Akhenaten also Ikhnaton originally Amenhotep IV as King during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1,375?/50-1,358?/1334 B.C.) who rejected the old gods and initiated a new form of sun worship of Aton. He abandoned the state religion of Amon and removed it from all monuments. Akhenaton (he who is beneficial to Aton) a name chosen by himself Amenhotep IV believed that Re was the god of the whole world and the only god, beginnings of monotheism. He demanded that all subjects worship only the sun god under the name Aton. Of course this did not go over very well with a society that was use to a pantheon of gods.
Tell el-Amarna the site of Akhetaton, his capital, where many of the tablets found refer to invaders called the Habiru. Some feel this was the Hebrews, others say it is a non-Semitic people.
"Twenty-one being a number sacred to the Sun since the time of the Pharaoh Akhenaton who introduced into Egypt about the year 1,415 B.C. the monotheistic cult of the sun's disc. Epicharmus, as an Asclepiad (Asclepius was a Greek god of medicine and son of Apollo), was descended from the Sun."

Aten was the God of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, originally known as Amenhetep IV. By the 18th Dynasty, circa 1,400 B.C., the power base of the Egyptian state moved from Heliopolis, home of Ra the Sun God, to Thebes, home of the god Amun. Amenhetep IV, declared that all the many Egyptian gods were false; including Amun-Ra. Henceforth the only god to be worshipped was to be Aten. The idea of monotheism, was alien to a people who saw gods in every natural phenomenon about them. The worship of Aten lasted exactly as long as the life of the king, who was a man out of his time.

Aton also Aten was an Egyptian god of the sun, regarded during the reign of Akhenaton as the only god.

The Egyptian "Book of the Dead," ascribes possibly to the date of 3000 B.C. Hermes Trismegistus the Egyptian god Thoth (of the moon and of wisdom and learning), the legendary author of works on alchemy, astrology, and magic [Medieval Latin Hermes Trismegistus, from Greek Hermes trismegistos : Hermes, Hermes + trismegistos (tris, thrice; see trisoctahedron + megistos, greatest; see ALMAGEST)].

Almagest a comprehensive treatise on astronomy, geography, and mathematics compiled by Ptolemy about A.D. 150. It is also any of several medieval treatises concerned with astronomy or alchemy [Middle English almageste, from Old French, from Arabic al-majisti : al, the + Greek megiste (suntaxis), greatest (composition), feminine of megistos, greatest, superlative of megas, great].

Claudius Ptolemaeus Constellations

Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαος


Andromède (la princesse) ;
l'Aigle ;
l'Autel ;
le Navire Argo, de nos jours divisé en :
la Carène,
la Poupe, et
les Voiles ;
la Baleine ;
le Bouvier ;
Cassiopée (la reine) ;
le Cocher ;
le Centaure ;
Céphée (le roi) ;
le Corbeau ;
la Coupe ;
la Couronne australe ;
la Couronne boréale ;
le Cygne ;
le Dauphin ;
le Dragon ;
l'Éridan (le fleuve) ;
la Flèche ;
le Grand Chien ;
la Grande Ourse ;
Hercule (l'homme fort) ;
l'Hydre ;
le Lièvre ;
le Loup ;
la Lyre ;
Ophiuchus (le Serpentaire) ;
Orion (le chasseur) ;
Pégase (le cheval ailé) ;
Persée (le héros) ;
le Petit Cheval ;
le Petit Chien ;
la Petite Ourse ;
le Poisson austral ;
le Serpent (divisée désormais en deux parties, la Queue et la Tête du Serpent,par l'entreposition d'Ophiuchus) ;
le Triangle.

And 12 more Zodiacal Constellations.

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The constellation known as the Crab is on the meridian on March 15. The zodiacal symbol represents the claws of the crab. Since its motion northward then backwards to the south like a crab it developed this name. About 2500 years ago the Sun reached its most northerly position in the sky -- called the summer solstice -- when it was in front of this group of stars. On the summer solstice, about June 21, the Sun is overhead at noon at latitude 23.5 degrees north on Earth. This is called the Tropic of Cancer. (Today this position lies in the constellation Gemini due to the shifts of precession. The astrological period called Cancer begins on June 21.)

Tropic of Cancer the parallel of latitude 23°27' north of the equator, the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead.
The crab has two claws by which it grasps something and holds it firmly and it also refers to things with hard shells.

Egyptian’s name for the constellation of Cancer is Klaria, meaning "The Folds," "The Resting-Places." The seventh day of Cancer was God’s day of rest.

Rest (Heb. menuwchah, men-oo-khaw', or menuchah, fem. of Heb. Manowach, maw-no'-akh, Manoah; thus meaning rest, repose, rest (-ing place); also see Heb. nuah, menuhah, peace, quiet, Gr. anapausis, katapausis). It is used of God as resting from his work (Gen. 2:2 Heb. shabath, shaw-bath', a primary root, to repose, desist), and as having his rest in the temple (1 Chron. 28:2 Heb. menuwchah). God commanded that the seventh day was to be one of rest (Exod 16:23; 31:15 Heb. shabbathown, shab-baw-thone', from Heb. shabbath, shab-bawth', from Heb. shabath, intermission, the Sabbath, rest, or special holiday) and that the land was to have its rest every seventh year (Lev. 25:4).

The Resting Places from the Holy Bible:
2 Chronicles 6:39-42 "…Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength.." (Heb. nuwach, noo'-akh; or nowach, no'-akh; quiet, rest (-ed, -ing place))
Isaiah 32:18 "And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places (Heb. menuwchah);"

The Fold of Flocks from the Holy Bible: Figuratively, Israel and the church are counted as flocks, and God is the Good Shepherd (Isa. 40:11; Matt. 26:31; Luke 12:32; 1 Peter 5:2-3). (fold - O.T. Heb. naveh, naw-veh', or fem. navah, naw-vaw', at home, of God (temple), prepare an habitation; In the N.T. Gr. aule, ow-lay', from the same as Gr. aer (as open to the wind), by implication a mansion, court, [sheep]fold, hall, palace.)

Isaiah 65:9-10 "…And Sharon (Heb. sharon, plain; a person’s eternal state -- of peace forevermore) shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor (Heb. ‘akhor, disaster, location uncertain but a site near Jericho) a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. (Achan’s tragic disobedience resulted in Israel’s defeat at Ai, but became "a door of hope" Hosea 2:15 and expectations of the people of God in the messianic day in Isa. 65:10)."
Ezekiel 34:14-15 "…upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel…I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down…"

Habakkuk 3:17 "…the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:"
John 10:14-16 "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine…I lay down my life for the sheep…other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring…there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."

In Syriac (ancient Aramaic language spoken in Syria from the 3rd to the 13th century) Cancer’s name is Sartano, which means "The One Who Holds". The Romans related Cancer to Noetic forms, Khan, which means "The Traveler’s Resting Place" and ker or cer, which means "Embraced," or "Encircled." Thus Khan-Cer or Cancer, as the Romans used it, means "The Traveler’s Resting Place for the Encircled" or the "Embraced."

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"The two stars in the eyes of Cancer are of the same influence as Mercury and are also moderately like Mars; those in the claws are like Saturn and Mercury".- - Ptolemy". . . in Cancer nine stars, . . ."- - Ibn-EzraCancer the Crab is a winter Constellation, and can be best viewed in the night sky during the month of February. In mid of April Cancer can be observed best in the evening. Cancer is a small but important zodiacal constellation. It was the fourth constellation of the ancient zodiac, east of Aries, Taurus and Gemini, but is now fifth, since the first point of Aries, the point of the astrological Spring Equinox, has moved west into Pisces.In 1531 Halley's comet was discovered in this part of the sky. In the summer of 1895, all of the planets, except Neptune, congregated here--an extremely rare event.

In Greek Mythology the Crab plays a minor role in the Labours of Hercules, (Heracles in Greek). Hercules was the son of Zeus, the chief of the Greek gods, born of a mortal woman of great beauty named Alcmene.Zeus' wife was the goddess Hera. Hera hated Hercules because of Zeus' infidelity and also because Zeus had allowed Hercules to suckle at her breast while she was sleeping. The divine milk of the goddess made Hercules immortal, but earned him the eternal wrath of Hera which dogged him through his life.At one point Hera cast a spell over Hercules, so that in confusion he slaughtered his own children. In atonement the gods required him to spend twelve years in service to King Eurystheus of Mycenae.

The King set Hercules difficult tasks to perform, one task after another. The tasks were so difficult that indeed they appeared to be impossible, but the great Hercules accomplished them nevertheless. These tasks have become known as the Labours of Hercules.The second task that Hercules had to accomplish was to slay the Hydra. The Hydra was a multi-headed snakelike monster. The swamps of Lerna was home of the Hydra, an enormous water snake with nine heads (one of which was immortal), and with breath that would kill on contact. With the help of Athene, Hercules located the monster's lair, and the ensuing struggle was a standoff. Hercules grappled with it and slashed at it with his sword, but as soon as Hercules cut off one head of the monster, two more grew back.

The Crab joined the dreaded Hydra in battle against Hercules. It was only a bit part, but one which secured its immortality. At Hydra's plea, a giant crab emerged from the swamp and bit into Hercules' foot to distract him in the midst of his struggle with the Hydra. Hercules promptly killed the animal by crushing the Crab with his heel. But only with the help of his charioteer Iolaus, was Hercules able to defeat the Hydra. Iolaus' burning torch prevented the heads from growing back, so that Hercules at the end could slaughter the monster, then cut off the Hydra's immortal head, killing it as well. He then dipped his arrows in the Hydra's blood. The slightest scratch from one of these arrows would bring instant death to his enemies. The goddess Hera rewarded the Crab by placing it among the stars. But, because the Crab failed to defeat Hercules, the gods did not give him bright stars to mark his constellation.

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Scholars believe that astrologers later added the crab to the myth in order to have the Twelve Labors of Hercules reflect the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac. While it is difficult to associate all of Hercules' labors with the zodiac, it is true that the crab figured in Hercules' Second Labor, and is in fact the Second Sign of the Zodiac. In any case, apparently for following its masters command and sacrificing its life, the crab was awarded with a heavenly home. But, because Cancer failed to defeat Hercules, the gods did not give Cancer bright stars to mark the constellation.

Galileo was the first to study its stars with a telescope. He counted over forty members, putting to rest the idea of its nebulosity and introducing the idea of star clusters. There are over three hundred stars in the Beehive. It has been estimated that over a hundred of its stars are brighter than our Sun, and in fact if the Sun were a member of this group, it would be a very modest member indeed, at about 10.9 magnitude.

The name comes from the Latin "cancer," means crab. Cancer joined the dreaded Hydra in battle against Hercules. It was only a bit part, but one which secured its immortality.

The swamps of Lerna was home of the Hydra, an enormous water snake with nine heads (one of which was immortal), and with breath that would kill on contact. With the help of Athene, Hercules located the monster's lair, and the ensuing struggle was a standoff. When one head was sliced off, another appeared in its place. Then at Hydra's plea, a giant crab emerged from the swamp and bit into Hercules' foot. Hercules promptly killed the animal and then cut off the Hydra's immortal head, killing it as well. He then dipped his arrows in the Hydra's blood. The slightest scratch from one of these arrows would bring instant death to his enemies.

M44 (NGC 2632) is better known by the name the Beehive Cluster, or the Latin equivalent, Praesepe, which not only means a hive but also a crib, or manger. This is a bright open cluster clearly visible to the naked eye on a dark enough night, and best appreciated with binoculars or small scope. One of the largest clusters, its 1.5 degree size is equivalent to three full moons end-to-end. Its distance is calculated at between 520-590 light years. This grouping is so large it was well-known in antiquity, when it was thought to be a nebula. The cluster often served to predict the weather: if not crystal clear inclement weather might be on the way.

In 1531 Halley's Comet was discovered in this part of the sky.

In the summer of 1895, all of the planets, except Neptune, congregated here--and extremely rare event.

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The Crab plays a minor role in the Labors of Hercules (Heracles in Greek). Hercules was the son of Zeus, the chief of the Greek gods, by a mortal woman of great beauty named Alcmene.
The Jealousy of HeraZeus' wife was the goddess Hera. Hera hated Hercules because of Zeus' infidelity and also because Zeus had allowed Hercules to suckle at her breast while she was sleeping. The divine milk of the goddess made Hercules immortal, but earned him the eternal wrath of Hera which dogged through his life.

The Labors of HerculesAt one point Hera cast a spell over Hercules, so that in confusion he slaughtered his own children. In atonement the gods required him to spend twelve years in service to King Eurystheus of Mycenae. The King set Hercules difficult tasks to perform, one task after another. The tasks were so difficult that indeed they appeared to be impossible, but the great Hercules accomplished them nevertheless. These tasks have become known as the Labors of Hercules.

The Battle Against the HydraThe second task that Hercules had to accomplish was to slay the Hydra. The Hydra was a multi-headed snakelike monster. Hercules grappled with it and slashed at it with his sword, but as soon as Hercules cut off one head of the monster, two more grew back. Hercules was able to defeat the Hydra only with the help of his charioteer Iolaus who burned at the stump with a torch as each head was cut off. Iolaus' burning torch prevented the heads from growing back, so that Hercules at the end could slaughter the monster.

The Crab Scuttles InThe Crab was sent by Hera to distract Hercules in the midst of the struggle with the Hydra. The Crab scuttled out from the swamp to bite at Hercules feet with its claws, but Hercules crushed the Crab with his heel. The goddess Hera rewarded the Crab by placing it among the stars.

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Symbol

The modern symbol for Cancer is the crab, but it has been represented with various types of creatures, usually those live in the water, and always those with an exoskeleton, decapods in particular.
In the Egyptian records of about 2000 BC it was described as Scarabaeus (Scarab), the sacred emblem of immortality, although Peter Jensen claimed this sign had been a tortoise in Babylonia, and that it was so figured there and in Egypt 4000 BC.
In the 12th century, an illustrated astronomical manuscript shows it as a water beetle. Albumasar writes of this sign in the work published in 1489 as a large crayfish. Bartschtshitius and Stanislaus Lubienitzki, in the 17th century, described it as a lobster.

As the constellation vaguely resembles a crab, it may, together with the Hydra constellation, form the basis of the myth of the Lernaean Hydra, one of The Twelve Labours of Hercules, with which it is associated. Many people debate whether its a crab or lobster.[who?]
Cancer is said to have been the place for the Akkadian Sun of the South, perhaps from its position at the winter solstice in very remote antiquity. But afterwards it was associated with the fourth month Duzu (June-July in the modern western calendar), and was known as the Northern Gate of Sun.

Showing but few stars, and its lucida being less than a 4th-magnitude, it was often considered "Dark Sign", quaintly described as black and without eyes. Dante, alluding to this faintness and position of heavens, wrote in Paradiso:
Thereafterward a light among them brightened,So that, if Cancer one such crystal had,Winter would have a month of one sole day.

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Cancer (Latin: crab, symbol , Unicode ♋) is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Cancer is small and dim, and to many it does not resemble a crab. It lies between Gemini to the west and Leo to the east, Lynx to the north and Canis Minor and Hydra to the south.

Cancer, the Crab, plays a minor role in the Twelve Labors of Hercules. While Hercules was busy fighting the multi-headed monster, Hydra, the goddess Hera, who did not like Hercules, sent the Crab to distract him. Cancer grabbed onto the hero's toe with its claws, but barely breaking the rhythm of his great battle with Hydra, Hercules crushed the crab with his foot. Hera, grateful for the little crustacean's heroic but pitiful effort, gave it a place in the sky. The crab did not win, so the gods didn't give the crab bright stars. Cancer's brightest star is Acubens. It is a whitish color.

Etymology

The early Sanskrit name of this constellation was Karka and Karkata, in Telugu "Karkatakam", Kannada "Karkataka" or "Kataka" , Tamil Karkatan, and the [[Sinhaljfg ese languageSinhalese]] Kagthaca.The later Hindus knew it as Kulira, from Κολουρος (Koloyros), the term originated by Proclus.
Aratus called it Καρκινος (Karkinos), which Hipparchus and Ptolemy followed, the Carcinus of the Alfonsine tables being Latinized form of the Greek word. Eratosthenes extended this as Καρκινος, Ονοι, και Φατνη: the Crab, Asses, and Crib.
Litoreus, Shore-inhabiting, is from Manilius and Ovid. Astacus and Cammarus appear with various classic writers. Nepa is from Cicero's De Finibus and the works of Columella, Plautus, and Varro - all signifying Crab, Lobster, or Scorpion.
Kircher said that in Coptic Egypt it was Κλαρια, the Bestia seu Statio Typhonis, the Power of Darkness. Jérôme Lalande identified this with Anubis, one of the Egyptian divinities commonly associated with Sirius.

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Cancer

Feminine, Moon, Water sign , cardinal sign.

Praesepe

Καρκινος, Ονοι, και Φατνη

Al Tarf : نهاية

Acubens : الزبانى



चंद्र

Asellus Borealis
Asellus Austral

巨
蟹

鬼宿