Myths about the Sky, Constellations, and Stars
Since long ago, people around the world have associated the heavens, the
stars, and the patterns they make in the sky with their gods and goddesses.
Links from this page will take you to descriptions of the role of selected
stars, star patterns, and related gods and goddesses in various cultures.
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Learn about how different cultures associated myths with arrangements of stars in the sky. ...
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Did you know?
Do you know what the gods
Re,
Tonatiuh, and
Shamash all have in common?
Did you know that Zephyr was the Greek god of the west wind?
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TsunamixTsunami : A tsunami is a sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large-scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes, major submarine slides, or exploding volcanic islands.
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