1. Capricorn
By Deon Crowder

2. Some Background Info on Capricorn
~Discovered by either the Ancient Babylonians or the Greeks
~Comes out in the Fall to the South
~Best Visible around 9:00 pm in September
~Name means “Sea-Goat” in Latin

3. The Myth Behind Capricorn (Introduction)
The constellation Capricorn has been associated with the Greek god Pan, known as the God of Nature, because of an old story involving Zeus, the King of the Gods, and Typhon, a powerful Greek Demon. Typhon had defeated Zeus in battle, and he was tearing him to pieces, literally. Zeus's “power” was said to be found somewhere in his lower body (either his knees or his tendons). Typhon found this source of power, removed, and left Zeus in the hands of his minion, Delphyne.Pan and the Messenger God, Hermes, were sent to retrieve Zeus and his power.

4. The Myth Behind Capricorn
When they arrived, Typhon was out somewhere, and Delphyne had fled to avoid the two gods. They successfully retrieved Zeus and his power, but Typhon was onto them and hunting them down. To avoid detection, the gods changed themselves into the form of animals. Pan wanted to swim away, so he jumped into the water and began to turn into a fish. But, he had changed his mind moments later, and decided on becoming a goat instead. His upper half made the goat transformation, his bottom half, the half still in the water, remained a fish. Hence, the half-Goat, half-Fish that is Capricorn.

5. Capricorn In the Sky

6. Capricorn
Constellation

7. Star Map from Google Sky
Citations
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Star Map from Google Sky
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