Mithuna - Boy and Girl (India)
Constellation: Gem
Source: https://www.constellationsofwords.com/gemini/
Finder Chart:
Date: 4/7/2021 9:18PM Local Time
Location: Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus near Crowell, TX
Seeing: OK
Transparency: OK
Instrument Used: None
Notes/Description: None
Sketch
Questions
1. Does the selected and sketched pattern resemble any known asterism or official constellation that we use today? If so, which one(s)?
It is Gem.
2. Did the culture in this section have a similar mythology (e.g. dogs, hunter, boat, etc.)?
Unknown.
3. If yes, describe any material differences in either the figure's star pattern as imagined by the culture, and / or the difference in the mythology.
No difference in the star pattern.
4. Is it likely that this star group, for this culture, may have been influenced by older or adjacent cultures? If so, whom?
Yes. Lots of cultures used Gemini as two people.
5. If, for this culture, this group was significant for calendar, crop, or social events, describe what was involved, and how the timing or the appearance of the group was important or useful.
Probably. Maybe a festival was dedicated to the boy and girl.
