Hercules 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. Hercules (in Roman mythology, Heracles in Greek mythology) was a demigod, son of Zeus and Alcmena. He was undoubtedly the greatest hero of the Greeks, known for his superhuman strength. There are many stories about his life, including the account of the twelve labors of Hercules. This constellation was also known as the kneeling one, and Eratosthenes said that in it Heracles was crushing with one of his knees the serpent that guarded the apples of the Hesperides. ...