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Antares, also known as Alpha Scorpii is a binary system that consists of a red supergiant and it’s hot, blue companion star located in the constellation [[Scorpius]]. Antares is easily seen in the night sky as the fifteenth brightest star in the sky, known since ancient times.
Antares, also known as Alpha Scorpii is a binary system that consists of a red supergiant and it’s hot, blue companion star located in the constellation [[Scorpius]]. Antares is easily seen in the night sky as the fifteenth brightest star in the sky, known since ancient times.
==Antares in history==
==Antares in Culture and History==
The name Antares is a derivative of the [[Ancient Greek]] Αντάρης, meaning "(holds) against [[Ares]] ([[Mars]])" because like [[Mars]], the star appears with a reddish hue in the sky. It is this distinct color that made Antares well known to ancient cultures.
The name Antares is a derivative of the [[Ancient Greek]] Αντάρης, meaning "(holds) against [[Ares]] ([[Mars]])" because like [[Mars]], the star appears with a reddish hue in the sky. It is this distinct color that made Antares well known to ancient cultures.
In [[Ancient Egypt]], many temples are aligned in such a way that the light from Antares plays a role in the temple ceremonies. The [[Persians]] referred to Antares as ''Satevis'' and it was referenced in their culture to as far back as 3000 B.C. as one of the four royal stars. In ancient [[India]] the star was called ''Jyeshtha'', and the [[Arabs]] called it Ķalb al Άķrab, or the "Scorpion's heart"<ref>Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-names and their meanings (1936), p. 365.</ref>.
In [[Ancient Egypt]], many temples are aligned in such a way that the light from Antares plays a role in the temple ceremonies. The [[Persians]] referred to Antares as ''Satevis'' and it was referenced in their culture to as far back as 3000 B.C. as one of the four royal stars. In ancient [[India]] the star was called ''Jyeshtha'', and the [[Arabs]] called it Ķalb al Άķrab, or the "Scorpion's heart",which is translated from the ancient Greek Καρδια Σκορπιου ''Kardia Scorpiou''. <ref>Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-names and their meanings (1936), p. 365.</ref>.
Antares was also seen as one of the four [[archangel]] stars, or the four keys of [[heaven]]. Antares represented Oriel, the Watcher of the West. Along with [[Fomalhaut]] (Gabriel), Watcher of the South, [[Regulus]] (Raphael), Watcher of the North, and [[Aldebaran]] (Michel), Watcher of the East.<ref>Dr Eric Morse, The Living Stars, p.56 ISBN-13: 978-0944256022</ref>
== The star ==
== The star ==