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The constellation I have chosen is Gemini "The Twins". I have chosen this constellation because it is my zodiac sign for the month I was born in and I have always found it interesting of how it got it's name. It is the third astrological sign, which originates from the constellation Gemini. The symbol of the twins is based on the Dioscuri which were two mortals granted with shared godhood after death.

The constellation is named after the twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. The twins shared the same mother Leda, the Queen of Sparta, but they had different fathers. Castors father was Leda's husband, Tyndarus the King of Sparta. Pollux had a different father, his father was the god Zeus which made Pollux immortal while his brother

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