The Legend of Triangulum

Triangulum: this tiny constellation forms a right triangle that appears to point to the constellation of Aries. It is said that Apollo placed it in the sky as a guidepost to the more faint ram. Egyptian stories refer to its resemblance to the delta of the Nile River.

Egypt: symbol of Horus as represented by the eye of the god after it was plucked out of his head by Set during the murder of his twin brother.

Greece: celestial representation of the island of Sicily, wedding present given to Ceres, the Great Mother, by Hades after abducting and marrying her daughter Core (Proserpine). On January 1, 1801, the astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, director of the observatory of Palermo, discovered the first minor planet or asteroid. It appeared in the sky within the area of Triangulum and was named Ceres in honor of the goddess.

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