ganymede, the cupbearer (asteroid 1036)
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Ganymede is the son of the Trojan king, Tros,(sometimes referred to as Laomedon) and the Lady Callirhoe. Ganymede is famously known as Zeus's first male lover. In his eagle form, Zeus carried the beautiful boy to the heavens to be a cupbearer (in some versions, it is Minos who brings him to Zeus). Zeus pays Tros with immortal horses in exchange for his son. Ganymede is also connected to the constellation Aquarius; allegedly, Zeus turns the image of Ganymede into the constellation of the water-bearer to ease the pain of Ganymede's mother (get it? he was the nectar pourer). Ganymede's age is not explicitly noted in any myths, so, unfortunately, we can only assume he was rather young based on descriptions. And even more unfortunate, this is the first homosexual myth and it starts with the rape of Ganymede (thus the first act of pedophilia enacted by Zeus). In the turn of events there after, Zeus offers to make Ganymede immortal in order to serve the gods forever. Later, Ganymede falls in love with Zeus. IN MY OPINION Ganymed in your chart can represent a) where you are seen as too beautiful for your present situation, b) where you are taken away from home, c) where you break a pattern in your lover’s type, d) where you mark a beginning of an era, e) pedophilia and rape, f) stockholm syndrome, and/or g) homosexuality.
i encourage you to look into the aspects of ganymed along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of ganymed AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede ganymed!
OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: tros (18281), laomedon (6997), zeus (5731 / h42), and minos (6239)!
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