Winter stars

 

The land of Winter in the northern hemisphere finds the Auriga, the great wolf and the hunter. These appear as constant superstars in the night sky, crossing over in Winter's darkest north. Such stars appear bright and icy. In Greek mythology, the cluster of stars that make up Auriga is associated with the chariots, herds of goats and mythical beings. Its associated with hero Erichthonius of Athens, also with Myrtilus the son of Hermes, as well as Hippolytus the son of Theseus, and also Phaethon the son of Helios. These men have divine ancestry, and all of them connected to the chariot in some way. After they tragically died, they were placed among the stars. According to legend, Auriga was once a man, who was killed by his sister Medea and then scattered over the sea, appearing as the Milky Way. 

Within the house of Auriga star constellation is Capella the nymph who owned a nanny goat called Amalthea who adopted Zeus when he was an infant. Part of the Auriga is nicknamed the "kids" or Haedi, the offspring of Amalthea. There are as many as sixty stars of Auriga and its visible in winter months and seems a large pentagon shape.  

The hunter is also visible in the winter skies. This star constellation is called Orion, and his belt (also well named Orion's Belt) points towards Sirius. In Greek myth, Orion is a hunter and a giant who was the son of sea god Poseidon and a gorgon. He was set among the stars after his death, although his story is wild and epic. He threatened to destroy all animals but Gaia, the Earth goddess, struck him down with a deadly scorpion. Zeus turned Orion and the scorpion into star constellations opposing one another. 

I mentioned Sirius, one of the biggest stars of the constellation Canis Major. The constellation is called the Greater Dog, because it's beside a smaller companion of stars called Canis Minor or the Lesser Dog. Canis Major is visible in the winter northern skies, with it's sixty plus stars, the brightest being Sirius or the Dog Star (also "Wolf Star") as it's a binary star system. This constellations of Canis Major and Canis Minor are believed to be two hunting dogs belonging to Orion. Many stories and names also include one about hunting dog Laelaps chasing a fox then both became glittering stars.

Storm Valkyrie  

Sources and links:

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