Gemini-The+Constellation

=Gemini =



The word Gemini in Latin means twins so it's not surprising that the Gemini constellation represents the twins Castor and Pollux. They were related to the famous Helen of Troy and both played a part in the Trojan War. When Helen fled to Troy with Paris, her brothers joined Menelaus's arm to bring their sister home. In the most common explanation for them being in the sky it says that Pollux, filled with grief at the loss of his brother, asked Zeus, his father to let Castor his deceased twin to share his immortality. Zeus agreed and put Castor and Pollux into the sky together. In the sky Castor is the bright white star and Pollux is the orange.

The constellation Gemini, is bordered by the constellations, Orion, Taurus, Cancer, and Canis Minor. The brightest star in the constellation is the star Pollux. In the sky, Gemini is located at NQ2 which stands for North Quadrant 2. Gemini has no other names but can be abbreviated as Gem.

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