Boötes
Boötes-pronounced Boh-oh-tease- is a herdsman or a hunter and is thought to represent different characters in greek mythology. In some stories, he was the son of Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Another myth says that he was given a place among the constellations because he invented the plow-- his constellation is near the Plow, or Big Dipper, which is part if the constellation the Great Bear. Arcas was the son of Zeus and the nymph Callisto, but was brought up be Callisto's father, Lycaon, along with Lycaon's sons. One day Lycaon was visited by Zeus and was asked to prepare a meal for the god. Wanting to test whether his guest really was Zeus, Lycaon killed Arcas and served his chopped-up body as dinner. Zeus easily recognized the flash of his own son and, enraged, turned Lycaon into a wolf, before striking his sons dead with a thunderbolt. Zeus then collected the parts of Arcas's body and brought him back to life. Arcas was later set in the stars as Boötes.
Did you know?
* In early January, the Quadrantid meteor shower comes from Boötes.
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