Constellation of Aries

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Aries

The first astrological sign in the Zodiac, named for the constellation of Aries, called "The Ram" in the Greek tradition, after the golden ram that rescued Phrixos, taking him to the land of Colchis.

The ram (aries) of the Golden Fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts. The ram had originally been presented to Nephele by Mercury when her husband took a new wife, Ino, who persecuted Nephele's children. To keep them safe, Nephele sent Phrixus and Helle away on the back of the magical ram, who flew away to the east. Helle fell off into the Hellespont (now the Dardanelles) between the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara, but Phrixus safely made it to Colchis on the eastern shore of the Black Sea. Phrixus sacrificed the ram and presented the Golden Fleece to the king, Aeetes.

The season that Aries can be seen is in Winter

A small constellation, with only two easily-visible stars, Hamal and Sheratan.. Hamal is the brighter of the two at magnitude 2.0, and Sheratan shines at magnitude 2.64. Hamal and Sheratan are about 66 and 60 light-years away, respectively. Another star in Aries is one of the closest stars to the Sun. Teegarden lies about 7.5 light-years away.