Food for Thought: Mythology of the Night Sky

Details

When: Monday Oct 16, 11:30am-1:30pm

Where: Vivace Restaurant

Cost: $48.00

Category:

• Food for Thought
• Lunch Events

Instructor: Professor Emerita of Classics, University of Arizona, Her research focuses on Homer, ancient Greek drama

Orion, Andromeda, Cassopeia

Who are these and other characters populating the nightly constellations? And how did these star patterns acquire these mythological names? This talk will look at some of these distinctive constellations, discuss the mythologies associated with them, and consider the significance of this mythological projection onto the night sky.