The myth behind Aries: wool is pure gold, sheep is given by the son of Zeus, and stepmother is the cause

Introduction; More and more people in modern society are interested in horoscopes, whether it is love, marriage, or personality, work and the fortunes of life, they like to associate it with horoscopes. The myth of the constellation, which has a romantic character, has been reborn in another form in modern society.

In fact, the constellation was first created to be closely related to agricultural civilization or navigation, representing a kind of understanding of the universe, in order to facilitate the actual various survival behaviors. Different civilizations have different theories about the definition and connotation of constellations. For example, the twelve constellations in Western civilization, such as the Chinese civilization, divide the constellations into the system of star officials, three walls, four elephants and twenty-eight houses, such as the twenty-seven houses in Indian civilization.

The Aries we are talking about today is one of the twelve zodiac signs in Western civilization, or one of the zodiac signs of the zodiac. The appearance of Aries, like other zodiac signs, has a legendary mythological story. The origin of this story has a lot to do with Zeus, the Lord of the Gods.

Hera was the wife of Zeus, the queen of heaven who turned all beings upside down, and attracted the admiration of countless mortal men. There is a small country in central Greece called Thessaly. Its king, named Ixion, was a king who sacrificed everything in pursuit of beauty. He had fallen in love with a princess from a neighboring country and had agreed to marry the princess as a dowry with all the jewelry in the treasure trove. However, after marrying the princess, he did not give the treasure to his parents, but instead managed to kill the princess's father. His infamy also spread to Mount Olympus, causing Zeus and Hera, who ruled over the world, to frown. But to their surprise, Ixion soon hit the idea on hera, the queen of heaven.

Ever since learning of Hera's beauty, Ixion had been overwhelmed and thought of marrying Hera day and night. But Hera's husband was Zeus. Zeus's majesty was inviolable, and when he learned of this, he was so angry that he pinched the cloud into the form of Hera and let the fake Hera appear in front of Ixion. The purpose was partly to tease Ixion and see how Ixion would react and how he would treat Hera. Zeus felt that Hera as the Queen of Heaven, and Ixion liked her words, and would surely entertain Hera with the noblest courtesy and respect, and his liking should be a spiritual admiration.

But Zeus was completely wrong this time. To his surprise, when the false Hera appeared in front of Ixion, he directly picked him up and did something wrong. Zeus was furious at the sight, and this Ixion really had no respect for himself. He then ordered someone to build a burning wheel of fire and tied Ixion to death.

The matter of Ixion was over, but the fake Hera made of clouds still existed, and how to place her was also a problem. She has become a new life or a new subordinate god. Thinking about it, Zeus gave her the name Nefera and married her to Amatas, the king of the small kingdom of Viotia, as his queen. In Zeus's view, this also counted as a good home for her.

It was during this marriage that Zeus and Hermes, the son of Atlas's daughter Maia, gave her a ram as a gift. Hermes was the messenger and messenger of Zeus in Greek mythology. What he's good at is hurrying. So this ram actually has unparalleled speed and is an excellent mount for long distances. In addition, every wool of this ram is pure gold, which is a real treasure of the whole body. It is undoubtedly very suitable to use it as a new wedding gift. Nefer also liked it very much and kept it by his side.

At the beginning of the new marriage, Nephil and her husband were indeed very sweet, and the two had a period of honeymoon. However, within a few years, Atamas married a new person, and the relationship between the two broke down. Nephil then ran to Zeus and Herana to complain.

Nefera gave birth to two children for Atamas during these years of marriage, a boy named Clephossus and a girl named Heller. Nefer felt that the two children were after all atamus's own children and should not be wronged, so he did not take the two with him before leaving Viotia.

However, to her surprise, after Neferle left, Atamas immediately married the new huan Ino as empress, and Ino not only treated the two children very harshly, but also tried to kill them. This made Nefera painful. In order to save the two children from danger, Nefer sent his good companion, the ram given by Hermes, to the rescue.

The ram came to the palace in the dark of night, carried the two children on their backs, and flew in the air. Its flight speed is actually very smooth, and it is reasonable to say that there will be no more problems. But the girl Heller is young and full of curiosity after all. She was very curious about flying in the sky, so she stuck out her head and looked at the ground. The high-speed leaping landscape on the ground made Heller feel very frightened, and he directly fainted and slipped off the ram's back. It was too late for her brother to come to the rescue. However, the ram did not notice this accident, but just flew forward blindly. The place where Heller fell was later Turkey's inland sea, the Sea of Marmara. The meaning of its name is "where Heller fell".

When the ram reached Mount Olympus, the boy Fricksos had just come off the sheep's back, and the ram died of exhaustion. Fricksos was so sad that he stripped the ram of its skin as a souvenir. When Zeus learned of the Ram's spirit of self-denial, he admired it so much that he raised it into the sky and became the later Aries.

This is the mythical story behind Aries. The character of the Ram is also naturally endowed with Aries, especially when combining Aries with a person's birthday. The rams are self-sacrificing, diligent, simple, down-to-earth, and full of energy. But they are careless, and their thoughts cannot catch up with the action, or they are straight and fast.

Greek mythology is actually the story of ordinary mortals and the gods of Mount Olympus, and it is impossible to be perfect without either side. God is not a god who ignores the world, and mortals are not powerless to resist before God. God married mortals and had children, giving birth to half-human, half-gods. Greek mythology is full of surprises, even when the gods deal with mortals. This is the characteristic of Greek mythology: man can become a god, and god has human feelings. To say that it is a mythical story is actually a complication of secular stories. In contrast to God, its emphasis is actually on emphasizing man's own strength and power.

In Greek mythology, each constellation contains either legendary, romantic, or heroic stories. The legend of the gods of Olympus was thus revealed step by step. For a look at Greek mythology and stories, and to understand the legends and culture and art behind each constellation, take a look at the new work of associate professors at the Communication University of China, "Constellations of the Gods: Greek Mythology and Western Art." It was actually compiled as part of his college curriculum. Greek mythology and Western art have always been his areas of expertise. In addition, he has written The Way the Gods Look: Greek Mythology and Western Art, and The War of the Gods: Greek Mythology and Western Art. In his pen, Greek mythology and art are presented to the reader in an easy-to-understand, illustrated form, and in addition to satisfying interests, they can also learn a lot of knowledge. There are many exquisite color oil paintings in the book, which is a visual feast. Like friends can click on the link below to view the details below.