Auriga

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Auriga

• Auriga is a charioteer. He is depicted with a
  whip in one hand and a goat in the other, without
  a chariot. It is said that Erichthonius invented
  the chariot for easy locomotion because of the
  lameness he inherited from his father. Because
  of his great invention, he was placed up in the
  sky.
• Can be seen in the western sky, just above
  Taurus, which is just above Orion

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Hercules

• Hercules was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, a
  mortal woman, so Hercules was half mortal and
  half immortal. For Jupiters infidelity, Juno,
  Jupiters wife, set out to destroy Hercules.
  After the death of his wife and child, he
  completed 12 labors, which included killing Leo
  the lion and the multi-headed Hydra, stole the 3
  headed guard dog from the underworld, and
  diverted 2 rivers to clean a stable that housed
  3000 oxen. He also accompanied Jason and the
  Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece. He
  finally died after being poisoned and was
  immortalized in the heavens.

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• Hercules can be seen low in the eastern sky,
  across the sky from Orion

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Cancer

• The story of Cancer begins with Hercules fighting
  the Monster Hydra. Juno sends the crab to
  distract Hercules during the fight, but while the
  crab is snipping at his feet, Hercules crushes
  him under his feet. Juno places Cancer the crab
  in the heavens to reward it for its services.
• Very faint and hard to see

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Virgo

• Virgo is said to be Demeter, the Earth Goddess.
  Zeus and Demeter had a daughter named Persephone.
  One day Persephone was abducted by Hades, God of
  the underworld, and Demeter ruined the harvest in
  search of her daughter and many people were dying
  of starvation, until finally Zeus intervened and
  made a decree where Persephone would spend only
  part of the year in the underworld with Hades.
  Explaining the summers and winters.

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Libra

• Libra is represented by the Scales. It dates
  back to the Egyptians, when the scale was used by
  the God of the Dead, Anubis, to weigh the souls
  of the dead to determine their values which was
  based on what they did on Earth. If the soul was
  worthy, then they would be able to enter the
  Kingdom of Osiris, or heaven

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Scorpio

• Scorpio comes from the story of Orion. This is
  the scorpion that killed Orion, either when
  Mother Earth sent Scorpio to kill Orion because
  of his over size ego, or when Orion tried to
  force himself upon Artemis, she had Scorpio sting
  Orion.

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Leo

• Leo was a Nemean lion which Hercules had to kill
  as the first of his 12 labors. Leo was a
  ferocious beast who kill anyone that went near
  it. Not only was it more fierce, larger and
  stronger than other lions, but it also had the
  advantage of having skin which could not be
  pierced by metal, stone or wood. Because of this,
  Hercules could not kill the lion with any weapon,
  so he wrestled it with his bare hands, where he
  then was able to strangle Leo. Hercules then
  removed the lions skin with its own claw and
  wore it as a cloak. Juno, still being angry with
  Hercules, placed Leo in the heavens for its
  services.
• Can be seen underneath Ursa Major

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Sagittarius

• Sagittarius represents the immortal centaur
  Chiron, who was known for his gentleness. He was
  put up into the heavens in recognition of his
  goodness. He was accidentally shot by an arrow
  dipped in poison by Hercules. Because of his
  immortality, he suffered in agony without being
  able to die. Chiron offered to take the place of
  Prometheus who was chained to a rock where an
  eagle would at his liver because he gave man the
  gift of fire. Chiron took Prometheuss place and
  for that Zeus placed him in the heavens.

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Capricorn

• The story is related to the ten year war between
  the Titans and the Gods of Olympus. In order to
  flee and escape the monster Typhon, Pan
  (Capricorn) jumped in the Nile where the bottom
  half turned into a fishes tail and the head and
  torso transformed into a goat.

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Taurus

• Taurus is represented by a bull. It is said that
  Zeus fell for the beauty of Europa. One day
  while Europa was near the waters edge, Zeus came
  down in his animal form, as a white bull. He
  then knelt by her and she climbed onto his back.
  He then sprang to his feet and jumped into the
  sea and started swimming to the island of Crete
  where she became his mistress.
• Can be seen just above Orion in the western sky

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Aquarius

• Aquarius is the water carrier. One story tells
  of Ganymede a prince of Troy, and while he was
  watching over his fathers flock of sheep, the
  God Zeus sent a giant bird down and carried him
  back up to the heavens, where he remained the
  water carrier for the Gods. Another story tells
  of Deucalion and Pyrrha being the only survivors
  of a great flood, and they threw rocks over their
  shoulders as they walk across the land, which
  turned into men and women.

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Pisces

• Pisces is represented by Aphrodite, the goddess
  of beauty, and her son Eros, the god of love.
  One day while walking along the banks of a river,
  the monster Typhons, the same monster who was
  trying to overthrow Zeus, attacked them. As many
  of the other gods, Aphrodite and Eros transformed
  themselves into animals in order to escape. They
  turned into fish and swam away. So to
  commemorate the day love and beauty were saved,
  they were placed in the sky.