*GREEK MYTHOLOGY IN THE NIGHT SKY*
Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
A collaboration between the Southworth Planetarium and the Hellenic Society
of Maine

Approximately 2/3 (66.667% if you prefer pointless precision) of the seats
for this Saturday's 'Greek Mythology in the Night Sky' presentation have
already been reserved.    If you wish to join this merry crowd, please send
a reply or call 207-780-4249 to reserve your seat.

We'll spend 1.5 hours in our subterranean star dome theatre exploring the
celestial firmament: the tapestry in which the figures of the ancient sagas
remain indelibly imprinted.     Now, if you find angry Trojan War mythology
a bit off-putting with characters such as wrathful Achilles and incensed
Apollo as well as merely annoyed Agamemnon and furious Philoctetes, well
don't worry. Almost all of the night sky figures pre-date the Trojan War.
However -and here's the rub- the night sky predates the Trojan War, as well.
Even though the Sun and the surrounding stars are racing around the galaxy
at more than 100 miles per second, they are so far apart that the
constellations visible above the ancient world look the same as they do
today.

For more information, please consult the following web-page:
www.usm.maine.edu/calendar-of-events/event/greek-mythology-in-the-night-sky