Everything about Pisces Constellation totally explained
Pisces ( symbol, Unicode ♓) is a
zodiac constellation which lies between
Aquarius to the west and
Aries to the east.
The
Vernal equinox is currently located in Pisces, due south of ω Psc, and, due to
precession, slowly drifting below the western fish towards
Aquarius.
Mythology
The constellation resembles two fishes, each of which is tied to the same point by a long length of string. Generally the objects have been considered as fish, although since, by including fainter stars visible to the naked eye, the strings themself take on the appearance of stick-figure bodies (with the roundish objects thus becoming heads), some forms of early
Greek mythology viewed it as men bound to a point. It is generally thought that in earlier depictions, only the constellation
Piscis Austrinus was considered to be a fish.
According to one version in Greek mythology, this constellation represents fish into which
Aphrodite and her son
Eros transformed in order to escape the monstrous
Typhon. The two fish are often depicted tied together with a cord (on their tails), to make sure they don't lose one another.
According to another version, since the binding point is below the
ecliptic, and thus considered to represent being in the underworld, and that one of the figures (the one on the left) appears to escape, but the other (on the right) seems to head back toward the ecliptic, then, together with
Cetus (another constellation in the
Zodiac sign of Pisces), this may have formed the basis of the myth of the capture of
Cerberus, one of
The Twelve Labours of
Hercules.
Astrology
The Western
astrological sign Pisces of the
tropical zodiac (
February 20 -
March 21) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sign of the
sidereal zodiac (
March 12 -
April 18).
Notable deep sky objects
Pisces contains one
galaxy that's listed in
Charles Messier's catalog, namely the
spiral galaxy Messier 74.
Named Stars
- Bayer...Name..........Language....Meaning
- ά...........Al Rischa....Arabic...the cord
- β...........Samaka........Arabic.......fish
- δ...........Linteum........Latin........line
- ό...........Torcular........Latin........tube shaped
- έ...........Kaht............Persian......astrological
- ή...........Kullat Nunu...Akkadian...fish
- ζ...........Revati........Hindi......wealthy
- In addition, van Maanen's Star, at 12.36 magnitude, is located in this constellation.
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