Historical
Origins and Modern Surprises of Scorpio
Historical researcher Richard Hinckley Allen (in Star
Names: Their Lore and Meaning, 1963) asserted
that the Greek constellations of Scorpio and Taurus
were among the oldest of the constellations.
Allen
further asserted that in every culture across the
globe where scorpions are indigenous, the stars of
the traditional Greek constellation of Scorpius were
likewise often identified with scorpions and their
mythology.
Surprisingly
enough, the Spring of 2006 announcement of a Native
Americian (Hohokam) petroglyph discovered in Arizona
by astronomer John Barentine appears to add further
strong confirmation to Allen's theory regarding the
constellation of Scorpius.
According
to Space.com: "The
Hohokam petroglyph depicts symbols of a scorpion and
stars that match a model showing the relative positions
of the supernova with respect to the constellation
Scorpius."
Hey
Scorpio! Here's something
interesting regarding the recent discovery of
an ancient sea scorpion (8 feet long).
