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The Story of the Women
The Story of the Women
Dionysus, the god of wine, taught Icarius how to grow grape vines and make wine. One day, Icarius offered wine to local shepherds. They enjoyed the wine, but when they became drunk, their friends didn't understand what had happened and thought Icarius had poisoned them. Acting in what they thought was revenge, the shepherd’s friends killed Icarius. His daughter, Erigone, was unable to carry on living without her father and hung herself. Dionysus then placed her in the heavens as the constellation Virgo.
Fun Facts!
The largest constellation in the Zodiac, Virgo is also the only woman. Rising in the sky in the spring, the constellation is associated with the fertility of new crops and with women.
According to some myths, Meara, Icarius’s dog, was placed in the heavens as Canis Minor, while Icarius became the constellation Boötes.
Virgo's brightest star Spica is located in the constellation in the ear of wheat that she is holding. Spica is around 260 light years away
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