1. The Sky and Constellations
Latin
The Sky and Constellations

2. Quote of the Day Crescit eundo New Mexico State Motto
“It grows as it goes”
Lucretius: De Rerum Natura

3. Review: Quid est tempestas?

4. caelus

5. sōl

6. nimbus

7. lūna

8. stēlla

9. planēta

10. comētēs

11. Constellations & Mythology
Constellations are groups of stars that form a pattern
Many of the constellations are named for people & creatures in Greek/Roman mythology

12. Cassiopeia Queen of Aethiopia
Boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the sea nymphs
As punishment, Poseidon placed her in the heavens tied to her throne so that she is upside-down half the time

13. Orion
A great huntsman: several different stories about his life & how he died
In the original version, while hunting with the goddess Artemis, he threatened to kill every beast on Earth
Mother Earth was angry, and sent a giant scorpion to kill him.
Artemis asked Zeus to place him among the constellations, which he did, along with the scorpion

14. Scorpius Scorpion sent to kill Orion
Placed in the heavens as a constellation by Zeus

15. Leo One of the earliest recognized constellations Latin for “lion”
In Greek mythology: Represents the Nemean Lion that was defeated by Hercules as one of his labors