Star Myths: The Stories of the Constellations

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3 ай бұрын

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The constellations. Images in the night sky our ancestors drew among the stars. They were used for navigation, fortune telling and story-telling. Different cultures had their own constellations, but our modern ones come from the ancient Greeks. They believed the constellations were reminders of their great myths placed there by the gods. Ptolemy, a Greco-Roman astronomer, named 48 constellations in his seminal work, the Almagest. In modern times, the International Astronomical Union recognizes a total of 88 constellations. In this video, I want to tell the stories these constellations express
Sources:
Star Tales by Ian Ridpath
Easy Constellations To Find: MAPPING THE NIGHT SKIES By Sarita Menon, Ph.D. www.smorescience.com/easy-con...
Star Myths from the Theoi Project by Aaron J. Atsma www.theoi.com/greek-mythology...
Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
Music:
Fireside Tales by Darren Curtis | www.darrencurtismusic.com/
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Angevin and Teller of Tales by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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@doctorfaustxvi 3 ай бұрын

I must admit that this has quickly became one of my favourite channels. Looking forward to more uploads!

@janerkenbrack3373 3 ай бұрын

The story of Prometheus is so obviously a myth, as there are no eagles who like liver that much.

@thomasesau2376 Ай бұрын

The book PANDORA'S JAR by Natalie Haynes explains more of PROMETHEUS and his twin brother EPIMETHEUS. The names translate to "foresight" and "hindsight". So Prometheus could foresee his actions while his brother regularly goofed up by either forgetting or doing the wrong thing. Each god in the pantheon was; 1. immortal and, 2. a particular trait in human nature. My favorite is NEMISIS a maiden who punished humans who believed they had god-like powers, or showed "hubris."

@janerkenbrack3373 Ай бұрын

@@thomasesau2376 She'd be handy to have around today.

@Freer07 17 күн бұрын

Haha, I wonder what ancient zoological source …

@RabichoMH 3 ай бұрын

This channel is a treat. The video quality is excellent and the topics are interesting. I'd watch more of these constellations videos.

@kirandeepchakraborty7921 3 ай бұрын

Myths I understand...... But they connect us with our distant past.... That's beautiful ❤️

@leaiplussize 3 ай бұрын

this is a great video, you must do a part 2 , there is so much more of the constellations to cover. I enjoyed it and learn so much

@agbook2007 3 ай бұрын

Well done! Hoping for the sequel!

@jrob7975 3 ай бұрын

Please do a sequel. Well done!

@markjosephbacho5652 3 ай бұрын

Missed you dude! And this one's a super interesting topic to me.

@bdluejay 3 ай бұрын

I didn't know the stories of the constellations, I would love to see more!!

@gododoof 3 ай бұрын

Pour one out for the crab who bravely battled Hercules. He was a real one.

@coyote4237 3 ай бұрын

Please do a sequel. This was well done.

@jcristi321 3 ай бұрын

Good job. More please. I’ve had to take my dog out in the middle of the night for over a year now and have found some constellations for the first time in my life. Massive light pollution here, but when the sky is clear I can see enough to keep me interested. I can always find Orion these days and Sirius is all I see of Canis Major, along with one star of Canis Minor when it’s really dark. My app helps fill in the blanks. Thanks.

@jamiebray8532 Ай бұрын

Thanks to Stephen Fry for his Heroes book i know all these stories so very well. Wow you really out done yourself with this video. Thank you so much for it.