Introduction
This website tells of the legends in the stars. Although many civilizations had myths pertaining to the constellations, the ones on this site are Greek based. The Greeks saw the stars and connected the dots to form pictures. They believed the constellations were created by the gods. Greeks named the constellations after people, animals, and objects. The constellation ideas and names were passed down over time. During the fifth century BC, legends were made up about the patterns in the stars.