| Constellations (Crater-Corvus) |
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| IPTC INFO | | Caption | The Standard Mithraic Tauroctony or Bull Slaying Scene represents the beginning of the Age of Taurus around 4000 BC. The identification of some constellations is clear enough: the bull is Taurus the serpent Hydra the dog Canis Major or Minor the crow or raven Corvus the goblet Crater the lion Leo the two identical figures represent Gemini and the scorpion is scorpius. Recent sky projections for the age of Taurus indicate that the only time that the prominent equatorial constellations of Orion and Libra were not at this position of equator was at the beginning of the Zodical great age of Taurus in BC. In addition this is also the only time that the constellation Perseus is present which leading Mithraic scholar Dr. David Ulansey has suggested is represented by the god Mithras. ___________________________ In Greek mythology a crow/raven serves Apollo and is sent to fetch water but it rests lazily on the journey and after finally obtaining the water in a cup takes back a water snake as well as an excuse. According to the myth Apollo saw through the fraud and angrily cast the crow cup and snake into the sky. The origin of this story is likely to be the juxtaposition of this constellation with those of Corvus constellation and Hydra constellation in the area of the sky known as the Sea. | | Headline | Crater Corvus & Hydra part of Standard Mithraic Tauroctony | | Copyright Notice | wiki/Crater_constellation | | URL | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_constellation |
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