Constellations have helped many people for many years. Draco the Dragon is by far the coolest constellation in the sky. The things that make draco the dragon interesting is the facts and myths. Ptoloemy first charted the constellation during the second century. According to christian mythology, draco the dragon was first known to have tempted Eve at the garden of Eden. The constellation draco the dragon takes an aera of one-thousand eighty three square degrees. Draco the dragon has five known stars that have planets around them. The brightest star in the constellation is Gamma Draconis, or Eitanin. The constellation was also called Tawarent in ancient Egypt. Draco the dragon contains some deep-sky objects. One is the cat's eye Nebula. The
Cat's Eye Nebula has a light blue coloring, and looks a lot like a irregular galaxy. Draco the Dragon has one galaxy, which is the Draco Dwarf galaxy. The Draco Dwarf galaxy is a spheroidal galaxy. Most myths on constellations were from the Greek empire. One myth on Draco the Dragon is that he had a hundred heads, and protected the golden apple tree, because of his valor he got an award, that when he died he would go to the night sky, or become a constellation. Another myth says draco the dragon fought Minerva during a war against the giants and gods. The most common theory is that draco the dragon was killed by Cadmus. Cadmus later became Taurus when he was sent to Jupiter. His father sent him there to make another city. Inconclusion, the interesting facts and the marvelous myths are what make the constellation, Draco the Dragon, very interesting. The constellation ,Draco the Dragon, had many things for me to study and research. The legends of Draco the Dragon has been passed down through many generations, because of them, I could give this information to you.
(blackdrago.com) “Dragon images have been found on the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, on scrolls from China, in Egyptian hieroglyphs and Ethiopian sketches, on the prows of Viking ships, in bas relief on Aztec temples, on cliffs above the Mississippi River and even on bones carved by Inuits in climates where no reptile could live.” (McNeil) Stories of dragons can be found all through history. Over five thousand years ago, ancient Sumerian cultures had dragon legends in their religions. Modernly, few still believe dragons exist, they can still be found in our movies, books and video
"Leda and the Constellation Cygnus." Department of Engineering, University of Michigan. 17 February 1999 http://windows.ivv.nasa.gov/mythology/cygnus.html.
The constellation I have chosen is Ursa Major, specifically the Big Dipper within it. Ironically, Ursa Major is my favorite because of one of its many creation stories. Ursa Major is also known as the Great Bear, and lies in the northern hemisphere. It was one of the 88 constellations first recognized by the International Astronomical Union. It is also the third largest constellation in the sky. I recognize that the Big Dipper is not a constellation, this creation story is too good to pass up sharing. I love sharing it whenever I am camping with friends and the sky is clear enough to see it. This story is of Native American orgiin.
He emphasizes the relationship between Draco and Lorq Von Ray because really they are very similar in that these people, or rather these classes have power over a class, and as such the lines become blurred as to who is just and right, and who is evil and villainous. This is evident, especially at the end of the novel Lorq Von Ray has no regrets about retrieving the Illyrion and says "I have struck down one-third the cosmos to raise up another and let one more go staggering; and I feel no sin on me" (Delaney 233). Draco and Lorq Von Ray had the same end goals with each of their own classes either remaining in power, like Draco, or rising in power like Lorq Von
Riots in the streets, people looting stores left and right, complete chaos. Could this be true human nature, with a sophisticated society being only an illusion we trick ourselves with? In William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies Main characters Jack and Ralph fight for power of the island they crash landed on with Jack representing complete savagery and Ralph representing well-mannered individuals. the boys and their followings get along in the beginning, but as time progresses Jack becomes increasingly more and more savage. Golding created the character of Jack to represent what human nature truly is; Complete savagery. Savagery such as this is depicted many times throughout the novel including how Jack responds to the situation with the “beastie”,
Perseus, the twenty-forth largest constellation, is depicted as a man holding a sword in one hand and the head of Medusa in the other. Ptolemy discovered the constellation during the second century. Measuring 28 degrees in length, it lies in the Northern Hemisphere and can be seen best in December around nine o’clock P.M. It can also be seen in the Southern Hemisphere during the summer from latitudes north of negative thirty-five degrees. (Coder pp. 85 & 87, Fanshawe, Perseus Astronomer, Perseus Champion, Perseus Constellation)
Most people have not heard of Buckminster Fuller, let alone a Dymaxion house. Fuller is most widely known for his invention of the Geodesic dome structure that can be found in building around the world. Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion house, currently located at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn; is widely considered to be an underlooked gem of Fuller carrier. Dymaxion meaning “DY(dynamic), MAX (maximum), and ION (tension),” the word is also one of his creations (Baldwin). The Dymaxion house is a house made by Buckminster Fuller and Beech Aurcraft Corporation in 1945. Made of Aluminum, Steel, and Plastic. It measures 36 feet in diameter. It is currently on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, after being donated by the Graham family (Henry Ford).
Dragons are very popular mythical beings because they are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land. This makes a Dragons attack much easier because he can exploit the weaknesses of his victims by using earth’s natural elements earth, air, fire, and water. Dragons have sharp teeth and a tongue shaped like an arrow. These creatures can breathe fire, but some cultures believed they spit ice or another venomous substance. All a dragons power is in its long, scaly tail.
First of all, the two heroes in the film are both strong followers of honourable rules of conduct. Bowen devotes himself to the knightly ideals, and Draco adheres to the dragon rules that require dragons to help people. As Einon’s mentor, Bowen’s goal is to train Einon so that Einon can be a greater king than the previous one. Draco’s dream is to change prince Einon’s evil heart into a nice one and to give the people a benevolent ruler, so Draco can get a place in the constellation “Draco”, the dragon heaven. The pursuit of moral principles and noble ideals are fully shown in the movie. For instance, when King Einon was young, Bowen taught Einon the “Old Code” for knights over and over again to help Einon sink the code deep inside his heart. When King Einon is enthroned, Bowen again reminds him of the “Old Code” to help him become a fair and just leader. After Einon turns out to be a ruthless ruler twelve years later, Bowen agrees to start an uprising against Einon in order to undo the wicked, and to observe the “Old Code”. As for Draco, he shows his obedience to the dragon rules b...
At Beltane the Pleiades star cluster rises just before sunrise on the morning horizon. The Pleiades is a cluster of seven closely placed stars, the seven sisters, in the constellation of Taurus, near his shoulder. When looking for the Pleiades with the naked eye, remember it looks like a tiny dipper-shaped pattern of six moderately bright star in the constellation of Taurus. It stands very low in the east-northeast sky for just a few minutes before sunrise.
The constellation that I chose is the Orion's Belt. I have chosen this constellation because of its orientation in the night sky. The myth behind the constellation is also intriguing to me. The Greek creation myth is one of my personal favorite. Orion's Belt is a group of three stars either vertically or horizontally aligned with each other. It usually disappears from the night sky when the Scorpion constellation appears.
While studying the solar system in our eighth grade science class, we were each assigned a constellation to research. The constellation that was assigned to me was Cepheus. In this paper my goal is to explain the myth behind this constellation and describe its features.
In 1993, Universal Studios released an epic movie known as Jurassic Park. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg and his incredible cast took the viewers on an adventure that brought dinosaurs back from the dead and set the bar for how people would expect special effects in a movie should be. The movie was critically acclaimed and won many awards for special effects and sound. Jurassic Park is one of the greatest movies of all time because it brought dinosaurs to life on screen in a way that had never been attempted before plus leading edge audio/video special effects turned the world on its head with their stunning realism and lifelike sound.
Throughout the old world, people had feared creatures with the body of a large lizard, snake-like eyes, large wings, and that can emit fire from their mouth. They was thought to be the embodiment of evil, greed, lust, violence, and the dark side of humanity. These mythical creatures are called dragons, but the dragon have a different reputation in the Eastern world. In China it was highly respected in the kingdom, a fairly common motif in eastern art for its heavenly related background.
Everyone has a Zodiac sign that they base their daily horoscope on. But do they really know where those signs come from? First of all, all that horoscope stuff is really astrology, but the real signs come from the constellations on the ecliptic. In our celestial atmosphere there is the ecliptic which is the path of the stars and constellations. On this path there are twelve constellations including Virg...