Greek Mythology in Astronomy (pt.1)

Orpheus uses his lyre to rescue Eurydice from the underworld. He looks back and loses her, then is torn apart by women, with his lyre placed in the sky.

Follow the Perseus myth from Danae’s prophecy to Medusa’s head and Andromeda’s rescue, with Athena, Hermes, the Graeae, and Zeus guiding a hero who fulfills fate.

Survive the fire and train in healing with herbs, Apollo's son becomes Greece's greatest healer, but Zeus ends him and places him among the stars as the snake bearer.

Explore Phaethon, the demigod son of Apollo, who drives the sun chariot and unleashes cosmic consequences. Discover how Atlas and Zeus intervene, linking Greek myth to astronomy.

Orion's myth centers on Greek hospitality as Zeus and Hermes test a mortal host, culminating in a scorpion encounter that places Orion in the sky.

Trace the myth of Erichthonius, a deformed baby placed in a gold box by Athena, who becomes Athens’ king after forging a four-horse chariot inspiring the Olympics.