Editing Scorpius (section)

==Mythology==
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[[File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Scorpio.jpg|thumb|left|Scorpius as depicted in ''[[Urania's Mirror]]'', a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825.]]
In [[Greek mythology]], several myths associated with Scorpius attribute it to [[Orion (mythology)|Orion]]. According to one version, Orion boasted to the goddess [[Artemis]] and her mother, [[Leto]], that he would kill every animal on [[Earth]]. Artemis and Leto sent a scorpion to kill Orion.<ref>[[Scholia]] on ''[[Homer]], [[Iliad]]'' 18.486 citing [[Pherecydes of Athens|Pherecydes]]</ref> Their battle caught the attention of [[Zeus]], who raised both combatants to the sky to serve as a reminder for mortals to curb their excessive pride. In another version of the myth, Artemis' twin brother, [[Apollo]], was the one who sent the scorpion to kill Orion after the hunter earned the goddess' favor by admitting she was better than him. After Zeus raised Orion and the scorpion to the sky, the former hunts every winter but flees every summer when the scorpion comes. In both versions, Artemis asked Zeus to raise Orion.

In a Greek myth without Orion, the celestial scorpion encountered [[Phaethon]] while he was driving his father [[Helios]]' Sun Chariot.<ref name="novareinna">[http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/scorpiolegend.html Scorpio - The Legend and Myth] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720062015/http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/scorpiolegend.html |date=2008-07-20 }}</ref>

===Origins===
The Babylonians called this constellation MUL.GIR.TAB - the 'Scorpion'; the signs can be literally read as 'the (creature with) a burning sting'.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Scorpio|last=Woolfolk|first=Joanna|publisher=Taylor Trade Publishing|year=2011|isbn=978-1589795600|location=Lanham|pages=81}}</ref>

In some old descriptions the constellation of [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]] is treated as the Scorpion's claws. Libra was known as the Claws of the Scorpion in [[Akkadian language|Babylonian]] (''zibānītu'' (compare Arabic ''zubānā'')) and in Greek (χηλαι).<ref>''Babylonian Star-lore'' by Gavin White, Solaria Pubs, 2008 page 175</ref>

===Astrology===
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The Western [[astrological sign]] Scorpio differs from the astronomical constellation. Astronomically, the Sun is in Scorpius's IAU boundaries for just six days, from November 23 to November 28. Much of the difference is due to the constellation [[Ophiuchus]], which is used by few astrologers. Scorpius corresponds to the [[Hindu astrology|Hindu]] nakshatras [[Anuradha (nakshatra)|Anuradha]], [[Jyeshtha (nakshatra)|Jyeshtha]], and [[Mula (astrology)|Mula]].{{fact|date=July 2021}}