it's, frankly, rude that one of the COVID variants was called "Centaurus."

Why?

Because Centaurus (the #constellation) is #Chiron -- and Chiron is the wise, just centaur who the #mythological inventor of medicine & surgery.

And thus the rudeness

To learn more about Chiron, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

To find out some other least-favorite "Pop Culture" appearances of Centaurus, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-pop-culture-superstar/

Since I'm seeking #Pleiades content as I scroll today -- we did an #astronomy & #mythology #podcast episode on the Pleiades last season!

You can check it out here if you want to learn more about this star cluster / nymph sisters: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-pleiades-in-astronomy-and-mythology/

In our exploration of the #GreekMyths behind the #constellations, we've talked a fair amount about the Greco-Roman god of the #theater (wine, fertility, arts-- lots of multihyphenates...). So far, Dionysus has shown up in the myths of Corona Australis, Corona Borealis, and Lyra.

But probably my favorite thing about him are his followers -- the Maenads.

Their claim to fame?

Dancing. Singing. Ripping people apart.

#MythologyMonday #GreekMyth #mythology #maenad #myths #StarLore

:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maenad#/media/File:Lens,_Cornelis_-_Tanz_der_M%C3%A4naden.jpg

You know we love 1) Neptune (love them nep-toots) & Aurora, so this new image from #JWST is *perfection*

If you too love Neptune, check out our episode on the Nereids, where we explore some of Neptune's moons: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-nereids-in-astronomy-and-mythology/

If you love aurora, check out our episode on the science & lore of Earth's aurora: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterisms-aurora/

:https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-captures-neptunes-auroras-for-first-time/

Speaking of #Centaurs -- here are two other images Jordan sent me while we were recording our most recent episode on #Centaurus (and centaurs) in #PopCulture (listen to the episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-pop-culture-superstar/)

Eb Hudspeth see : https://fineartamerica.com/featured/centaur-print-1-2-eb-hudspeth.html?product=art-print & https://fineartamerica.com/featured/centaur-print-5-6-eb-hudspeth.htm
#art #creatures #MythologicalCreature #mythology #myth #myths #legends #GreekMythology #StarLore #anatomy #art #drawing #fiction #SFF #MastoArt

Something Jordan wished existed in our recent #podcast on the #PopCulture of #Centaurus was a real version of this puzzle, which is, erm, a steam-punk centaur??

Find out more about our favorites, least favorites, and wished fors here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-pop-culture-superstar/

If you're here for the #myths and *only* the myths -- we have a playlist of all our #podcasts that includes only our #mythology related episodes!

Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOcC-G7RSlp15j53Yc9mbpoq5FD3F0Aam

This week's podcast on our favorite #PopCulture appearance of Centaurus (or Chiron or specific centaurs) will be out later this weekend!

In the meantime -- who is your favorite #centaur???

Some inspo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurs_in_popular_culture

And also this gif that makes me uncomfortable :

In this week's #podcast we explored the #myths of the constellation #Centaurus (the centaur -- in this case, Chiron): https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

But, if you're wondering: wait, what about the *other* centaur in the night sky -- Sagittarius? (ahem, Sagittaria). We got you: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagittarius-the-archer/

#Centaurs #Centaur #StarLore #mythology #myths #GreekMythology #storytelling #Sagittarius #Art #Museum #retcon

:https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/1

This week we talked about the #mythology of the #constellation #Centaurus

While the main story is about the centaur Chiron, his story also intersects with Prometheus, who was punished by Zeus to have his liver eaten by an Eagle every day... truly nightmare fuel

To learn more about these #myths, check out our #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

Here's the 'wisest' and 'most just' centaur & mythological creator of surgery and medicine teaching lil Achilles (of 'oops my ankle' fame) how to... shoot a bow and arrow ...

Learn more about the #myths of Chiron (the #constellation #Centaurus) & how we'd retell them in our latest #podcast episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giovanni_Battista_Cipriani_-_Chiron_Instructing_Achilles_in_the_Bow.jpg

Speaking of centaurs...anyone remember this centauride?!

To learn about the centaur of the #constellation #Centaurus (which, spoilers, is not from Fantasia), check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

One way you can tell Chiron isn't like *other* centaurs is that he shows up an entire upper and lower body of a human... but with horse back legs.

Learn more about this #mythological character in our #podcast all about the #constellation #Centaurus : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiron#/media/File:Golden_porch_-_a_book_of_Greek_fairy_tales_(1914)_(14569094819).jpg

New #podcast episode is out now!

Join us as we retell & retcon(stellation) the Greek #myth of the (other) centaur of the night sky -- Centaurus aka Chiron!

Listen here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-myths-and-retconstellations/

Get ready for a new episode tomorrow!

We're headed into CREATURE CORNER to learn if #lynx pee really does turn into a precious stone & other #lynx fun facts!

Want to know wtf that legend is about in the meantime?

Check out out our #mythology & #folklore episode about the #constellation #lynx (which doesn't have an official myth linked to it) here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lynx-myth-and-retconstellations/

In our most recent episode related to #myths #legend & #lore of #Lynx (here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lynx-myth-and-retconstellations/), we briefly mentioned the varied stories from Indigenous Peoples of the Americas about this creature.

As promised, here are some places I found these stories (please feel free to send any other resources our way too!):

:https://www.native-languages.org/legends-lynx.htm

:https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mishipeshu

:http://traditionalanimalfoods.org/mammals/furbearers/page.aspx?id=6368

#Storytelling #Lynx #Nature #Constellations #StarLore #Stories #Legends #myths #podcast

:https://flic.kr/p/7NAfbq

For #MythologyMonday -- how about the #Roman myth of the #constellation Cygnus?

The story goes that when Phaethon, the son of Helios, drove his father's chariot he lost control & Zeus/Jupiter had to kill him.

In the aftermath, Phaethon's lover, Cygnus, collected his bones to give him a proper funeral. The gods were so moved by this devotion, they put him in the night sky as a swan (who famously mate for life).

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #love #Romance #Swans #StarLore #Constellations #swan #Cygnus

:https://pixabay.com/photos/birds-swan-ornithology-species-7148194/

In our episode this week we learned about Lyngurium -- a mythical (precious??) stone made of lynx... pee.

To find out how we felt about that #myth & other less gross myths of about #lynx, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lynx-myth-and-retconstellations/

#Mythology #Lynxes #Nature #History #bestiaries #animals #Lynx #StarLore #GreekMythology #GreekMyths #myths #histodons

:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyngurium#/media/File:Bodl_Douce88_roll217.1_frame6.jpg

In Norse #mythology, some stories say Freya's chariot was pulled by lynx!

Learn more about the #myths #legends and #lore of #lynx here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lynx-myth-and-retconstellations/

: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/freya-and-her-cat-chariot-garbed-version-dani-kaulakis.html
#podcast #NorseMythology #myths #StarLore #cats #Cat #freya #goddess

spoilers : we'll be doing a creature corner about Lynx later this month, and, uh, we never did get to the bottom of the lynx urine as gemstone thing...

For the full myth & other #lynx #legends & #lore : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lynx-myth-and-retconstellations/

#Lynx #StarLore #GreekMythology #myths #folklore #nature #animals #humor #podcast

:https://pixabay.com/photos/lynx-wilderness-white-forest-4686716/