The Story of Cancer, the Crab
Cancer is the fourth sign of the 12 zodiac constellations. Its name means “the crab” in Latin and is represented by two crab claws, always wanting for more. Although, the personality of Cancers could be quite confusing and complicated, they are maternal, domestic and love to nurture their relationships.
When is a Cancer Born?
The crabs are born between June 21 and July 22 under the sidereal zodiac.
Personality and Characteristics of a Cancer
As Moon is considered as the ruling planet, Cancers tend to be moody, with fluctuating emotions. They are polite and known to reflect the moods of people around them.
Cancers have a hard shell like the Crab but as they are very soft and emotional under the shell, they might get easily hurt by harsh words. They are usually creative and have good imagination. As they believe in their intuition, they can sometimes be impulsive and take spontaneous decisions.
The crabs are honest and polite towards others. They appreciate and admire people close to them. However, they may be involved with the past in some or the other way and sink into depression quite frequently.
Constellation Cancer Myth
According to Greek mythology, the figure of a massive crab is placed in the night sky by the goddess Hera to make the constellation Cancer.
The famous Heracles was born out of an affair between Zeus and Alcmene, the queen of Tiryns. But Zeus’ wife Hera was angry so disappointed with her husband’s extramarital affair that she swore to kill the child. However, Hera could not kill Heracles as his physical strength helped him to survive every time.
Finally, Hera cast a spell of madness on Heracles, due to which he committed a great crime. In order to repent this, he had to perform twelve challenging tasks. One of them was killing the awful nine-headed water-serpent, Hydra.
In the midst of the battle, Hera sent Cancer, an enormous crab to aid the serpent. But the mighty Heracles killed the crab by crushing its shell with his foot. As a reward for its service, the goddess Hera Hera positioned the constellation Cancer in the night sky.
In The End
The small faint constellation Cancer is located within an area of 506 square degrees. Its brightest star Beta Cancri is said to have an apparent magnitude of 3.5. It comprises two stars with known planets, i.e. 55 Cancri, which has one super-earth and four gas giants.
When is a Cancer Born?
The crabs are born between June 21 and July 22 under the sidereal zodiac.
Personality and Characteristics of a Cancer
As Moon is considered as the ruling planet, Cancers tend to be moody, with fluctuating emotions. They are polite and known to reflect the moods of people around them.
Cancers have a hard shell like the Crab but as they are very soft and emotional under the shell, they might get easily hurt by harsh words. They are usually creative and have good imagination. As they believe in their intuition, they can sometimes be impulsive and take spontaneous decisions.
The crabs are honest and polite towards others. They appreciate and admire people close to them. However, they may be involved with the past in some or the other way and sink into depression quite frequently.
Constellation Cancer Myth
According to Greek mythology, the figure of a massive crab is placed in the night sky by the goddess Hera to make the constellation Cancer.
The famous Heracles was born out of an affair between Zeus and Alcmene, the queen of Tiryns. But Zeus’ wife Hera was angry so disappointed with her husband’s extramarital affair that she swore to kill the child. However, Hera could not kill Heracles as his physical strength helped him to survive every time.
Finally, Hera cast a spell of madness on Heracles, due to which he committed a great crime. In order to repent this, he had to perform twelve challenging tasks. One of them was killing the awful nine-headed water-serpent, Hydra.
In the midst of the battle, Hera sent Cancer, an enormous crab to aid the serpent. But the mighty Heracles killed the crab by crushing its shell with his foot. As a reward for its service, the goddess Hera Hera positioned the constellation Cancer in the night sky.
In The End
The small faint constellation Cancer is located within an area of 506 square degrees. Its brightest star Beta Cancri is said to have an apparent magnitude of 3.5. It comprises two stars with known planets, i.e. 55 Cancri, which has one super-earth and four gas giants.
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