Cetus Constellation by BN18 Phone Case

A constellation is a group of stars that appear to be close together but are actually very distant from each other. Many ancient civilizations drew imaginary lines between these stars and created virtual silhouettes in the sky. And with them great mythological stories. In Greek mythology, Keto (Κητώ / Kētō: "big fish" and in particular "whale", hence "cetacean") was a hideous female aquatic monster, daughter of Gaea and Ponto. He was the personification of the dangers of the sea, unknown terrors, and strange creatures. The word "keto" ended up being a word for any sea monster, 1 and is still used that way. His consort was Forcis and with him he had many sons, collectively known as Forcis. In Greek art it was represented as a ...