Constellation Ara the Altar, is a southern constellation sitting below the tail of the Scorpion, constellation Scorpio, between constellation Lupus and constellation Cygnus. Ara spans 8 degrees of the Zodiac in the Sign of Sagittarius, and and contains 2 named stars.
Durung the war between the Gods and Titans, the Gods leagued themselves together and swore to withstand their enemies, confirming their oath upon an altar built for the by the Cyclops. After their victory the altar was taken up to the heaven to commemorate the good resulting from unity.
Ara represents the heavenly altar created by the gods of Mount Olympus to celebrate the defeat of the titans where the gods swore their allegiance to the supreme god Zeus/Jupiter. The smoke from the latar was said to pour out to create the Milky Way.
According to another account Ara was the altar on which the Centaur Chiron (Centaurus) offered his sacrifices. Ara was also known as the altar that Noah built after the great flood. Ara lies in a dense part ogf the Milky Way south of the tail of the Scorpion. It is usually shown as an altar on which incense is burnt and occasionally shown as a pyre placed on the summit of a temple or a tower, or serving as a lighthouse.
According to Ptolemy its influence is similar to that of Venus and also Mercury in some degree. It is said to give aptness in science, egoism, devotion and a love of ecclesiastical matters.
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