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title: "Ancient myths about stars"  
description: "As a primarily oral civilization, the ancient Greeks told many versions of the constellation myths, here are some ancient myths listed"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-09-21  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1120/ancient-myths-about-stars  
category: "space science"  
tags: ["stars", "space", "ancient history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Ancient myths about stars

![ancient myths about stars](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/babe1b13-29ee-41c7-b742-1963c131f4f2/images/3855b4e0-4ffb-433a-a76d-14fc5ab3a0f1.jpeg) Ancient myths about stars ![ancient myths about stars](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/babe1b13-29ee-41c7-b742-1963c131f4f2/images/48c589dd-bd93-42ac-9369-96ab996c898d.jpeg) The stars Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak form Orion's belt ![ancient myths about stars](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/babe1b13-29ee-41c7-b742-1963c131f4f2/images/fb483aed-8a8d-40d1-82fb-977ed901337f.jpeg) Cassiopeia: The boastful queen ![ancient myths about stars](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/babe1b13-29ee-41c7-b742-1963c131f4f2/images/7356380e-06ad-47f5-bb20-bf55dc8c1926.jpeg) Orion: Artemis's lost love ![ancient myths about stars](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/babe1b13-29ee-41c7-b742-1963c131f4f2/images/08062cc3-3780-4d06-a297-2532026e1bca.jpeg) Ursa Major: The cursed she-bear ![ancient myths about stars](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/babe1b13-29ee-41c7-b742-1963c131f4f2/images/d849f932-459a-4ab1-8b73-3a347689b44c.jpeg) Corvus: The Tattling Crow

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