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pygmalion, the sculptor (asteroid 96189)

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In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Pygmalion is a gifted sculptor from Cyprus. Unsuccessful with the women around him, he resolved to remain unmarried and instead poured his devotion into carving an ivory statue of his ideal woman. The statue was so lifelike that he fell in love with it, gave it gifts and treating it as if it were alive (sounds a bit familiar, huh?). During a festival for Venus, Pygmalion prayed for a bride like his ivory woman. Venus answered by bringing the statue to life and giving her the name Galatea. IN MY OPINION Pygmalion can represent in your chart a) the fine line between what is your ideal vs. reality, b) what you idealize, c) where you desire control in unpredictable circumstances, and/or d) where you receive divine intervention.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of pygmalion along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of pygmalion AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede pygmalion!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS/PLANETS: ovidius (2800), VENUS, and galatea (74)!

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proserpina, queen of spring and the underworld (asteroid 26)

i have not made a post about proserpina, so i won't complete a request like this without having talked about the asteroid first. proserpina and persephone are only mildly different. the likeness ends at the abduction and her mother searching for her.

trigger warning: rape

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Proserpina's abduction was more turbulent than Persephone's and is seen in many pieces of media: art, sculptures, Metamorphoses, etc. Proserpina was an innocent girl picking flowers and playing in the glade with Cyane in the pool of water next to her - this was normal for the girls. On a whim one day, Pluto grabbed her and carried her away. Crying and terrified Proserpina calling for her mother - her dress tore, "her flowers fell" (which might be Ovid's metaphor for her loss of innocence/virginity). She screamed for her friends and no one came. Pluto urged each of the horses pulling his chariot by name to take them away to the Underworld. Cyane spoke up when she saw this, saying that taking Proserpina would be against the will of Ceres and that he had done this all wrong - a girl was meant to be wooed and Proserpina was in tears and terrified. She could do nothing to stop him for she was stuck in her pool of water - she was forced to watch him take Proserpina. IN MY OPINION Proserpina in your chart can represent a) ruined innocent, b) rape, c) abductions, d) innocence, and/or e) feeling trapped and helpless in a situation.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of proserpina along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of proserpina AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede proserpina!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS/PLANETS: PLUTO, ovidius (2800), ceres (1), and/or cyane (403).

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Could you talk about Peitho 118? if you haven't made any posts related to this. I think she named after one of Aphrodite's companion Peitho? So, I'm curious about this goddess and her role in astrology too

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peitho, goddess of persuasion (asteroid 118)

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The origin of Peitho is rather unclear in the classics - she doesn't originate from Homer or Ovid. Hesiod only briefly mentions her. It was Sappho who gave her a bit of definition and shape. Sappho stated that Peitho was an attendant of Aphrodite; she held the secret to divine love and thusly knew how to persuade and seduce someone. Some say that she was the one who married the tragic lovers Cadmus and Harmonia... Frequently, she is depicted in art at the weddings of significant lovers like Dionysus and Ariadne, Thetis and Peleus, Aphrodite and Adonis, etc. Infamously, Peitho was at the abduction of Helen by Paris because her divine magic was needed for Paris to convince Helen to leave with him per the promise of Aphrodite. IN MY OPINION Peitho in your chart can indicate a) where your origin is unclear, b) where you facilitate romances for others, c) where you convince couples to stay together, and/or d) your abilities to romantically persuade others and seduce them.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of peitho along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of peitho AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede peitho!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: homerus (5700), hesiodos (8550), ovidius (2800), cadmus (7092), sappho (80), aphrodite (1388), harmonia (40), ariadne (43), dionysus (3671), adonis (2101), helene (101), and paris (3317)!

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Chloris lived in the Elysian Fields - where the heroes and virtuous individuals go after death/dying. Infamously, she was abducted by Zephyrus, who forced her to marry him. In Ovid's version, Zephyrus transforms her into Flora after they marry. Most notably, it is Chloris who is responsible for most of our heroes turning into flowers - Adonis, Crocus, Hyacinthus, Narcissus, etc. IN MY OPINION Chloris in your chart can represent a) how you best honor the dead, b) where you tend to be surrounded by strong and honorable people, and/or c) your appreciation of flowers / the kind of flowers you enjoy.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of chloris along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of chloris AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede chloris!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zephyr (12923), ovidius (2800), flora (8), adonis (2101), and narcissus (37117)!

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Featured in Homer's Odyssey, Scylla is depicted as a supernatural female with twelve feet and six heads poised on snake necks. Each of her heads had three sharklike rows of teeth. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Circe transformed Scylla from a human (sometimes she is a naiad) into the monster she is commonly thought to be. Two versions as to why Circe did this exist: one being that Circe was jealous of her beauty. The other being connected to the sea god, Glaucus. Glaucus was romantically interested in Scylla, but Scylla was disgusted by Glaucus' appearance. Glaucus then begged Circe to help him gain Scylla's love - Circe loved Glaucus though. So instead of giving Scylla a love potion, Circe poison the water she bathed in, but the poison transformed Scylla into the monster she is often depicted as. In Roman myth, Scylla is one of the monsters who guards the Underworld. IN MY OPINION Scylla in a chart can represent a) where you are depicted as horrifying/monstrous, b) where other people's jealously causes your misfortune, and/or c) feminine rage.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of scylla along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of scylla AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede scylla!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: ovidius (2800), circe (34), homerus (5700), and glaukos (1870)!

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sirens, creatures of the sea (asteroid 1009)

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The origin of the sirens is relatively vague - likely stretching beyond Greek myth but my post will focus on the appearance of sirens in mythos. The sirens are typically described as birdlike women who sing to lure sailors to their death. Some legends say that sirens can only be women - it is noted that sirens were both men and women, but the art depicting both disappeared around the fifth century (beyond the fifth century, art depicts only women as sirens). Notably they were said to preside in the western sea of Aeaea, the rocks of Scylla, and coastal region of Naples, Italy. The creation of this race is thought to have arisen with the sea god of Phorcys or the river god, Achelous, and one of the muse. Various poets have written of their existence: Homer's The Odyssey depicts Circe advising Odysseus to stifle his and his crew's ears with wax. Odysseus wished to hear the song of the sirens so he was tied to the mast of his ship. In Apollonius's Jason and the Argonauts, the crew escapes because of the famous singer Orpheus - who's singing was so beautiful that it distracted the crew from the sirens's song. Ovid's Metamorphoses states that the sirens (likely a type of water nymph in Ovid's eyes) were the companions of Persephone. When Hades abducted Persephone, the sirens prayed for wings so they could leave the sea and find Persephone. Demeter granted this wish and let them have their wings - it is likely that Ovid is mythologizing and hypothesizing the evolution of sirens to the origin of the harpies. IN MY OPINION Sirene in your chart can represent a) where you draw others in, b) where you compel others, c) your relationship with water, d) where not many can resist listening to you, and/or e) how you transform to help your friend.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of sirene along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of sirene AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede sirene!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: homerus (5700), circe (34), odysseus (1143), ulysses (5254), jason (6063), orpheus (3361), ovidius (2800), persephone (399), hades (h41), and demeter (1108)!

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Narcissus is the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope. According to Ovid, Liriope was told by a seer that Narcissus would live a long life - so long as he never saw himself. As we have discussed in Echo’s post, Narcissus was hunting when Echo approached him completely enamored by his presence. Narcissus rejected Echo’s advances - it is believed that his rejection of her or a young man named Ameinias (who Narcissus basically handed a sword to and told to put out of his own misery) caused the gods to seek vengeance. Nemesis is thought to have acted on behave of the gods - she guided him to a pool of water where he discovered his reflection and instantly fell in love with himself. His reflection wasn’t enough to fulfill him romantically, in some versions this is was drove him to commit suicide and turn into the flower narcissus. Other versions state that he simply neglected his own needs and died of natural causes because he wouldn't leave the reflection's side. IN MY OPINION Narcissus in your chart can represent a) where you are mean, b) where you are egoistical, c) where you tend to come across many narcissistic people, and/or d) where you have a hand in your own death.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of narcissus along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of narcissus AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede narcissus!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: echo (60), ovidius (2800), and liriope (414)!

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asbolus, the seer (asteroid 8405)

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Asbolus was a centaur who used birds to create prophecies. To the poet Hesiod Asbolus was an exquisite augur who even warned Nessus about his fated death at the hands of Hercules. Most significant was his prophecy for the wedding of Lapithae. As illustrated in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Asbolus was the prophet who cried warnings to his brethren to not go to the wedding - they were all doomed to die if they went. Notably this is the event in which Pholus, Chiron, and Cyllarus all die. Asbolus himself was shot through with many arrows by Hercules - Absolus’s injuries are described as a kind of “crucifixion.” IN MY OPINION Asbolus in your chart can represent a) your connection to birds, b) where you receive signs regarding the future, c) where no one tends to listen to you, and/or d) where you are a martyr.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of asbolus along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of asbolus AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede asbolus!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: cyllarus (52975), chiron (2060), nessus (7066), pholus (5145), heracles (5143), ovidius (2800), and hesiodos (8550)!

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