Origin of constellation Scorpio

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Origin of constellation Scorpio.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The stars. Note: the question of implicit meanings assumed by the proponents of "astralmythology" is not discussed here; only explicit statements in original sources are considered. · Origin of particular stars. · view the constellation · filed as A777

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

MaoriClark 56
S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano)Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 483, (Toba, Vilela): Métraux MAFLS XL 21f.
general Cook Is.: Clark 81, 83

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Origin of the Great Bear (Ursa Major)Origin of Orion Origin of the Pleiades Origin of the North Star. (Cf. A702.3.)Origin of Hyades Origin of constellation Lyra. Greek (Orpheus's lyre)Origin of the Milky Way Origin of stars – miscellaneous

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