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| IPTC INFO | | Caption | Scorpius Latin for scorpion is one of the constellations of the zodiac. In western astrology it is known as "Scorpio". It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the center of the Milky Way. Scorpius resembles quite noticeably a scorpion's tail and a vague body. According to Greek mythology it corresponds to the scorpion which was sent by the goddess Hera or possibly Gaia to kill the hunter Orion the scorpion rising out of the ground to attack. Although the scorpion and Orion appear together in this myth the constellation of Orion is almost opposite to Scorpius in the night sky. It has been suggested that this was a divine precaution to forestall the heavenly continuation of the feud. In one version however Apollo sent the scorpion after Orion having grown jealous of Artemis' attentions to the man.[citation needed] Later in contrition for killing her friend Apollo helped Artemis hang Orion's image in the night sky. However the scorpion was also placed up there and every time it appears on the horizon Orion starts to sink into the other side of the sky still running from the attacker. | | Headline | Scorpius Latin for scorpion symbol is one of the constellations of the zodiac. | | Copyright Notice | wiki/Scorpius_constellation | | Credit | hubblesource.stsci.edu | | URL | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius_constellation |
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