Pisces was named after Aphrodite and Eros. The story of Pisces originated from the destructive monster, Typhon. Typhon was the son of Gaia and Tartarus. It was said that he had legs wrapped with serpents, the head of a donkey, fire breath, and massive wings. When Typhon took to the skies, the sun would be blocked by his size, and his breath of fire could melt rocks. Typhon was so powerful and feared, that the gods of Olympus were afraid of its wrath. When Typhon invaded Olympus single-handedly, the Gods fled by changing their forms into animals. Aphrodite and Eros escaped by changing their forms into fishes. Typhon was eventually defeated by the Gods led by Athena. Zeus paralyzed the monster with his thunderbolts and then threw Mount Aetna onto the monster. Trapped there, Typhon spewed fire and rocks out of the mountain.

Alrisha

 (Alpha Psc)    
Fum al Samakah

(Beta Psc)

   

Torcularis Septentrionalis

(Omicron Psc)

    
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

Right Ascension: 1 hour
Declination: 15 degrees
Visible between latitudes 90 and -65 degrees
Best seen in November (at 9:00 PM)

Pisces- The Fishes