https://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/Northern-sky constellations and their Greek myths, with notes on when and where to see them from Canada.en-ca https://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/vrykolakas-and-the-eaten-moon.htmlhttps://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/vrykolakas-and-the-eaten-moon.htmlMon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000The vrykolakas, the restless dead of Greek folk belief, borrowed its name from a Slavic creature said to swallow the Moon. Folklore, eclipses and the long November nights. https://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/argonauts-ram-and-ship.htmlhttps://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/argonauts-ram-and-ship.htmlSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Aries, the ram of the Golden Fleece, rides high on November nights, while the great ship Argo sails mostly below Canada’s horizon. The Argonauts’ story, written across the sky. https://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/cerberus-the-lost-constellation.htmlhttps://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/cerberus-the-lost-constellation.htmlSun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Heracles’s last labour was to bring up Cerberus, the hound of the underworld. The dog once had a constellation of its own; it vanished from the maps, then reappeared as a moon of Pluto. https://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/hydra-the-longest-constellation.htmlhttps://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/hydra-the-longest-constellation.htmlWed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Hydra is the largest constellation, a water snake stretching across the spring sky. The Lernaean Hydra, the crab that became Cancer, Apollo’s raven, and how to trace it from Canada. https://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/atalanta-and-the-great-bear.htmlhttps://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/atalanta-and-the-great-bear.htmlTue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Atalanta was raised by a bear; Callisto became one. The Arcadian huntresses behind Ursa Major, and why the Big Dipper never sets anywhere in Canada. https://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/hercules-the-kneeling-hero.htmlhttps://mighty-midas-marshmallowtemple.shop/hercules-the-kneeling-hero.htmlSat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000The constellation Hercules began as a nameless kneeling figure. How the Labours of Heracles were written across the sky, and how to find the Keystone and M13 from Canada.