The Legend of Capricorn Capricorn: believed to contain the heavenly gate through which souls pass following death. This constellation is found in the portion of the sky known as the heavenly sea. It has been called the Double Ship, the Southern Gate of the Sun and the goat with a fish's tail.
Mesopotamia: the carp-goat with the head and forelegs of a goat and the body of a fish. This constellation was the emperor's sign and was associated with the god of the subterranean freshwater ocean, Enki. Enki is associated with wisdom, magic and incantations, and the arts and crafts of civilization.
Greece: possibly the representation of the she-goat Amalthaea, who nursed the infant Zeus after he was hidden from his father, Cronus. Other stories tie the constellation to the man-goat god Pan.Back to the Constellations
