Scorpius

Scorpio refers to one of the constellations of the zodiac, the scorpion. It lies between Libra to the west and Saggitarius? to the east. In Greek mythology, this corresponds with the scorpion which was sent by Gaia? to kill the hunter Orion.

The Latin name Scorpius is used by astronomers?, whilst Scorpio is more commonly used in astrology.

In some cosmologies, Scorpio is associated with the Classical Element Water, and thus called an Earth Sign (with Cancer and Pisces). Its polar opposite is Taurus.

Scorpius is a large constellation located in the austral hemisphere near the center of the Milky Way. Due to its location this constellation contains many deep sky objects such as the open clusters M6 and M7 and the globular clusters M4 and M80. Its brightest stars are Antares(alpha), Graffias(beta1), Dschubba(delta), Sargas(theta), Shaula(lambda), Jabah(nu), Grafias(xi), Alniyat(sigma), Alniyat(tau) and Lesath(upsilon).

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Zodiac signs : Aries -- Taurus -- Gemini -- Cancer -- Leo -- Virgo -- Libra -- Scorpius -- Sagittarius -- Capricornus -- Aquarius -- Pisces