Constelação de Touro: conheça os segredos por trás desse signo
Sem dúvida, a constelação de Touro é uma das mais famosas constelações do mundo inteiro, e por um bom motivo, afinal de contas, ela faz parte dos 12 signos do zodíaco astral. Mas como que ela foi identificada? Você sabe? Qual sua estrela mais brilhante? Estas e outras diversas perguntas vão ser respondidas aqui.
The famous constellation Taurus is one of the easiest to identify in the night sky. Many people have probably already seen the “Seven Sisters,” a group of extremely bright stars located within the constellation Taurus.
Among their celestial objects, they also include the star Aldebaran, also known worldwide as the Eye of the Bull, as well as the Hyades and the extremely famous Crab Nebula.
Mythology surrounding the Taurus Constellation
According to Greek mythology, many years ago there was a kingdom called Tyre, ruled by King Agenor, who had a beautiful daughter. This daughter’s name was Europa, and Zeus fell madly in love with her, wanting to possess her at any cost.
This motivation and determination led Zeus to decide to use a classic strategy: transforming himself into some being or thing to get closer to her. Because of this, Zeus never appeared before his chosen ones in his true form, preferring to do everything while disguised as another person.
He decided to transform himself into a bull, large and white as snow. Europa was enjoying herself with other young women on a beach when Zeus appeared as a white bull, frightening the group.
The only one among the maidens who did not flee was Europa, who calmly approached the bull to pet him and then adorn him with various flowers. The maidens gained more confidence, but as they drew closer, Zeus moved away towards the sea, literally galloping over the waves with a frightened Europa on his back.
Europa then calls for help from her friends, but the bull distances itself from them all and swims to Crete. There, Zeus takes his true form and lies with Europa, who ends up giving him two sons, among them Minos, who would later become king of Crete and father of the Minotaur.
The star Aldebaran
Also known as Alpha Tauri, Aldebaran is the brightest star in the entire constellation. Popularly known as the eye of the bull, it is located exactly where the supposed left eye of the mythical bull that forms the constellation would be.
This name comes from Arabic and means “the one that follows,” a reference to the way the star appears to follow the Pleiades cluster as it moves across the sky. It is also one of the easiest stars to identify because of its brightness and location.
To find it, simply follow the direction in which Orion’s belt points (the famous Three Marys), from right to left, with Aldebaran being the first of the brightest stars to be found along this imaginary line.
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