Beautiful relaxing music composed for Aquarians by Aquarian Carolyn Lloyd.
In Greek Mythology Ganymede, the son of king Tros of Phrygia, was renowned for his great beauty. He was so handsome that Zeus, the god of gods fell in love with him. To ensure that no other god or human could win Ganymedes affections Zeus turned himself into an eagle and carried him away to mount Olympus where he became Zeus's water bearer. Zeus immortalised Ganymede in the twelve starred constellation Aquarius and amongst his duties legend has it that he is responsible for earth's rainfall.
In order to win the affections of the mortal Theophane, Poseidon, the sea god, turned himself into a ram and Theophane into a ewe. Their subsequent offspring was a golden ram. This ram was found by Hermes and given to Phrixus and Helle, the children of the King and Queen of Boetia. The Queen, Nephele, told her children to take the golden ram to Colchis and sacrifice it to Aries the god of war. This they did and then they removed its golden fleece which was hung in the temple of Aries guarded by a dragon and a serpent until Jason and his Argonauts claimed it generations later. To commemorate the sacrifice Zeus gave the ram his own six starred constellation.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Cancerians by Cancerian Stephen Miller.
Hercules, the half human-half god, son of Zeus, was challenged to perform twelve tasks by King Eurystheus, in order to atone for his sins. His second task was to kill the grotesque hydra, a nine headed serpent, with poisoned breath which was sacred to the goddess Hera. Hercules was unsuccessful at first because every time he cut off one of the Hydra's heads two more grew back. Eventually he hatched a cunning plan, every time he cut off a head his nephew Lolaus burnt the neck so new heads could not grow back. Sensing that Hercules would triumph, Hera, in a last ditch attempt to thwart him, sent a crab to attack Hercules. Hercules was not distracted and killed both the crab and the Hydra. To commemorate his sons great deed, Zeus placed the crab in the six starred constellation Cancer.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Capricornians by Capricornian Julie Khan.
Pan, son of the messenger god Hermes, was goat-like in form. He was very energetic and helped the gods defeat the Titans and the Persians on many occasions. During one battle against the titans, the gods had to retreat towards the Nile and Pan cleverly changed his hind legs and lower body into that of a fish to enable him to cross the dangerous Nile. Zeus was so impressed with Pans ingenuity that he awarded him his own eight starred constellation, Capricorn.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Geminians by Geminian Dave Moore.
In order to seduce Leda, the queen of Sparta, Zeus, god of gods, disguised himself as a swan. Unable to reject his advances Leda had an affair with Zeus behind her husband, King Tyndareus's back. She produced two eggs, each egg produced twins. In one egg was the god Pollux and goddess Helen, fathered by Zeus. In the other egg were the mortals Castor and Clytemnestra, fathered by king Tyndareus. Despite one being a god and the other human, Castor and Pollux were inseparable. They played together, learned together and fought battles together. When Castor was killed in battle Zeus was so moved by Pollux's tears of despair that he placed them side by side eternally in the seven starred constellation Gemini.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Leo's by Leo Carl Baker.
The Greek King Eurystheus ordered the legendary Hercules to slay the seemingly immortal Lion of Nemea, in order to atone for his sins. Hercules tried in vain to kill the awesome nemea with a bow and arrow then a sword and finally a club. On each occasion Nemea mocked Hercules attempts until finally Hercules tried one last time with his bare hands. After a titanic struggle he finally choked Nemea to death. Zeus, the Greek God of Gods, to commemorate this epic conquest, immortalised the Nemean Lion in the Constellation Leo.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Librans by Libran Fiona Quinn.
Libra is not only the only sign not to be represented by an animal or human but is also the only sign with no mythological story associated. Although Libra does not have a mythological origin it does have a philosophical ideal based around the Egyptian 'Book of the Dead'. The book pronounces that when we die, on our judgement day, the destiny of our soul is decided by placing our hearts on one side of the scales of justice and a feather, symbolising truth, on the other side. If we have led a good and true life the scales should balance. The scales are placed in the four starred constellation Libra.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Pisceans by Piscean Alan Summer.
Whilst Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty and fertility, was walking along the banks of the great Euphrates river with her son Eros, they were confronted by the most powerful and evil of all the Titans - Typhon. He was a huge serpent-like monster and the arch enemy of Zeus, the god of gods. Zeus witnessed the awful predicament of Aphrodite and Eros and to thwart Typhon he turned them into fish so they could jump into the Euphrates and swim to safety. To commemorate this event Zeus placed two fish amongst the eleven starred constellation Pisces.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Sagittarians by Sagittarian Paul Lewingotn.
In Greek Mythology, the Centaurs, half man-half horse are usually depicted as rowdy and drunken miscreants. However, one Centaur, Chiron was revered for his altruistic nature and intelligence. He was instrumental in educating many Greek heroes including; Hercules, Asclepius, Achilles and Jason the Argonaut. One day he was accidentally injured by a poisonous arrow. Being a god he did not die but he was subjected to great and constant pain. Eventually the pain became too much for Chiron and he bequeathed his immortality to Prometheus and so Chiron escaped his pain in death. To commemorate his great work and his suffering Zeus placed the Centaur in the ten starred constellation Sagittarius.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Scorpions by Scorpion Ruth Thompson.
The giant Orion, son of the sea god Poseidon, was the most handsome man on earth. One of his many admirers was the goddess Eos who made no secret of her desire for the giant. Whilst boasting to Eos, Orion claimed that his hunting prowess was so great that he could kill every wild herd on the planet. This so incensed the god Apollo, who had overheard the claim, that he sent a giant scorpion to kill Orion. Apollo's sister Artemis, the goddess of hunting found out about Apollo's plan and because she also admired Orion she endeavoured to protect him and kill the scorpion. As the scorpion attacked Orion, Artemis tried to kill it with an arrow but missed and instead killed Orion. To commemorate these events the god of gods Zeus placed the scorpion in the seven starred constellation Scorpio.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Taureans by Taurean Ian Richards.
Zeus, the Greek God of Gods fell in love with Europa, the beautiful daughter of the Phoenician King Agenor. One day he saw her tending the kings herd of cattle so he turned himself into the most majestic of bulls and mingled with the rest of the herd. Europa spotted him and was in awe of his appearance and charm. She climbed upon his back whereby Zeus reverted back to his original form and took her away to Crete. They had three children; Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpendon. To commemorate his marriage Zeus enshrined a bull in the fourteen starred constellation Taurus.
Beautiful relaxing music composed for Virgoans by Virgoan Neil Gordon.
In the ultimate irony, Icarius the king of Attica and the man who discovered wine, was attacked and killed by a crowd of drunken shepherds. The kings daughter, Erigone, arrived on the scene but was too late, her father was already dead. She was inconsolable and cried by her dead fathers side for days. Her faithful dog Maera stayed with her the whole time. Zeus was so moved by this scene that he placed Erigone in the thirteen starred constellation Virgo, along with her dog Maera, now known as the dog-star.
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