{"id":193,"date":"2015-08-28T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T12:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.krownthemes.com\/koncept\/?p=193"},"modified":"2017-06-14T13:21:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T13:21:24","slug":"this-is-the-first-awesome-post-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurigadigital.com\/the-origins-of-auriga","title":{"rendered":"The Origins of Auriga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Auriga<\/strong> [aw-<strong><span class=\"dbox-bold\">rahy<\/span><\/strong>&#8211;<em>g<span class=\"dbox-italic\">uh<\/span><\/em>] is one of the 88 modern constellations. Located in the northern hemisphere, it was first discovered by Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Etymology&#8221; margin=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]The word <strong>Auriga<\/strong> dates\u00a0back to the 1400&#8217;s; to its\u00a0Latin roots. Auriga means &#8220;Charioteer&#8221; of the Gods.\u00a0In Chinese mythology, Auriga&#8217;s stars were incorporated into several constellations, including the Celestial Emperors&#8217; chariots, made up of the modern constellation&#8217;s brightest stars which are \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topastronomer.com\/StarCharts\/ConstellationViewer.aspx?ID=8&amp;Star=715\">[715]<\/a>\u00a0Alpha, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topastronomer.com\/StarCharts\/ConstellationViewer.aspx?ID=8&amp;Star=716\">[716]<\/a>\u00a0Beta, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topastronomer.com\/StarCharts\/ConstellationViewer.aspx?ID=8&amp;Star=717\">[717]<\/a>\u00a0Theta,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.topastronomer.com\/StarCharts\/ConstellationViewer.aspx?ID=8&amp;Star=718\">[718]<\/a>\u00a0Iota Aurigae,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.topastronomer.com\/StarCharts\/ConstellationViewer.aspx?ID=8&amp;Star=7932\">[7932]<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Beta Tauri. 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