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What if instead of a generic snake -- #Serpens became -- Nüwa??

Nüwa is a woman-headed snake goddess in #Chinese #mythology who created humans from clay.

She was one of Jordan's ret-cons(tellations) for the serpens constellation this week!

Listen to the episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/serpens-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCwa#/media/File:Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Spirits_and_the_Supernatural_-_pic54_-_%E5%A5%B3%E5%AA%A7%E7%A5%9E%E5%9C%96.svg

#mythology #myth #legend #lore #ChineseMythology #StarLore #Serpents #Snakes #Serpens #constellations #Retcon #storytelling

Europa & Europa

for more on the #moon : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-moons-of-jupiter/

for more on the #myth (aka that time #Zeus became a bull and... uh abducted the princess Europa...): https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/taurus-the-bull/

📷 :https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA01503 & https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/188530

#NASA #Astrophotography #moon #Europa #Jupiter #MoonsOfJupiter #Science #StarLore #mythology #GreekMythology #myths #Museum #Art #MetMuseum #Sculpture

Ganymede & Ganymede.

To learn about the #moon : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-moons-of-jupiter/

To learn about the #myth : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/aquarius/

📷 : https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA01666 & https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/197351

#GreekMythology #StarLore #Jupiter #moon #MoonsOfJupiter #podcast #museum #MetMuseum #art #Sculpture #ganymede #mythology #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroDon #SolarSystem