Myths in the Sky: the Scorpion and the Archer

The Scorpion (lat. Scorpius)

This is a very ancient zodiac constellation whose image can be found on the stones of olden times. It was identified with the scorpion from whose sting Orion perished.

^{Johannes Hevelius, atlas Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Map 33}

The Archer (lat. Sagittarius)

This is an ancient zodiac constellation. When the Argonauts were making ready for their voyage in search of the Golden Fleece, the wise centaur Chiron — a skilled hunter, gymnast, botanist, physician and composer — wished to aid this enterprise. He devised the zodiac constellations so as to facilitate the voyage, and placed his image of an Archer among them.

^{Johannes Hevelius, atlas Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Map 34}