Tuesday, March 11, 2008


1.) http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/tour2008-1.html
Leonard Cohen's tour...the closest as of now are Montreal and Toronto. Hopefully there will be, as it says, more added!

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2.) http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=a4b037b3-604f-4046-9949-d1efd89f59f6&k=56077
Wow. I posted this one not because of the plea but the story.

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3.) On to Taurus (for Harmony):

In Greek mythology, Zeus assumes the form of a magnificent white bull to abduct Europa, a legendary Phoenician princess, and thus, fathers Minos. The tale informs the names of constellations since it is necessary to traverse the area of sky known as the Sea to reach it. When passing through the Zodiac, it forms the origin of the myth of the Cretan Bull, one of The Twelve Labors of Heracles.

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_%28constellation%29#Mythology_for_the_term_Taurus

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4.) From Taurus to Gemini (for myself):

Since this constellation is easily viewable as two parallel stick figures, considering faint stars visible to the naked eye, it was associated with the myth of Castor and Polydeuces (also known as Pollux), collectively known as the Dioscuri. A myth of these twins heavily concerns cattle theft, and may be connected to early views of the Milky Way, as a herd of dairy cows or cattle, by which they are situated.

The fattness of the constellation can vary (since they readily form stick figures whether leaning right or left), though the twins are usually viewed as left leaning. However, when right leaning, one of the twins resides in the Milky Way, and the other outside it, a situation making it appear that one of the twins is stealing the cattle, and the other is observing. In this situation, together with the area of the sky that is deserted (now considered as the new and extremely faint constellations Camelopardalis and Lynx), and the other features of the area in the Zodiac sign of Gemini (i.e. Orion, Auriga, and Canis Major), this may be the origin of the myth of the cattle of Geryon, which forms one of The Twelve Labours of Heracles.


from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_%28constellation%29#Mythology

I intend on adding a little more for Taurus and Gemini when I'm less tired.




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