Augiga the Charioteer
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Auriga, the Charioteer is the last of the autumn
constellations with a right ascension of six hours and a
declination of 41.73 degrees. Auriga is an ancient Northern
Hemisphere constellation featuring one of the brightest
stars in the sky: Capella. Auriga is usually shown as a
charioteer; the young Auriga wields a whip in one hand and
holds a goat (Capella) and her two/three kids in the other.
To find Auriga, first locate Orion. Taurus
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the goat that had fed him , Zeus placed the image of the goat into the stars. Another story tells us that the goat was so very ugly that it could frighten even the Titans. When Zeus became an adult, he made a cloak from the hide of this ugly goat. This was Zeus "aegis" which protected him and frightened his enemies. There is no explanation of how the goat became associated with the Chariot Driver.
the goat that had fed him , Zeus placed the image of the goat into the stars. Another story tells us that the goat was so very ugly that it could frighten even the Titans. When Zeus became an adult, he made a cloak from the hide of this ugly goat. This was Zeus "aegis" which protected him and frightened his enemies. There is no explanation of how the goat became associated with the Chariot Driver.