Princess Lida gave birth to many lovely children, including two brothers. Not only were they very close to each other, they also looked almost exactly the same. It was easy for people to think that they were twins.
In fact, among the two brothers, the elder brother is the son of Princess Leda and the god Zeus, and the younger brother is the son of the King of Sparta. They are half-brothers, and the elder brother His identity is "god" and he has eternal life, while his younger brother is an ordinary person.
One day, Greece was attacked by a huge wild boar. The princes summoned many warriors to hunt down the wild boar. When the wild boar was successfully dealt with, the warriors were at odds with each other because of competing for credit. There was hatred between them.
In a lively market place, warriors on both sides who disliked each other met unexpectedly, and of course a quarrel was inevitable. During the quarrel, some people began to use force, and the situation became out of control. Many people were injured or even died in the killing. Unfortunately, the younger brother of the two princes was also killed in this chaos.
My elder brother, who had always been very close to this younger brother, could not accept the news that his younger brother was dead. He kept crying while holding his younger brother's body, hoping that his younger brother could come back to life so that the two of them could relive their former brotherhood together. Days of deep joy.
So, the elder brother returned to heaven and asked his father Zeus, hoping that Zeus could revive his younger brother. But Zeus told him that his younger brother was just an ordinary person and would die. If he really wanted to resurrect his younger brother, he must give his remaining life to his younger brother. The brother, who had a deep affection, of course agreed immediately without hesitation. From then on, the two brothers could live happily together again.
His grief moved Zeus, and he set up a constellation (Gemini) for the two of them to live in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of Death respectively. In Greek mythology, the god who ruled over Gemini was Mercury, who was considered the patron saint of merchants or thieves.
Mercury has unique skills in love, so he can easily win the heart of his lover, and the way he likes to love is diverse, fancy and rich. , unable to settle on one person for a long time.
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In addition, Gemini does exist in astronomy, and its astronomical symbol is:?.
Extending the line connecting the β and α stars of Orionis from the northeast, you can encounter two bright stars not far apart. The brighter one is the β star of Gemini, with a brightness of 1.14 magnitude. The slightly dimmer star is Alpha Gemini, with a brightness of magnitude 1.97. The string of τ, ε, and μ stars starting from the α star is almost parallel to the other string of stars δ, ζ, and γ starting from the β star. They are imagined to be two friendly brothers - Castor and Puljux. ?
The younger brother - Planet β. In ancient Europe, the ancient Greeks named these two stars after mythical characters - Idas and Links. The two of them also have twin cousins, so this constellation is called Gemini. In ancient my country, it was called "Pollux". It is actually brighter than its elder brother, Alpha Star. It is the seventeenth brightest star in the sky.
The older brother - also known as the α star, was called "Pollux" in ancient my country. It is the first confirmed double star in the history of astronomy. In fact, to be precise, it is a "six-united star" composed of six stars. Interestingly, younger brother Pollux is also a sextile.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Gemini
Baidu Encyclopedia - Gemini