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Nov 2018
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Mini Myth: Zodiac Constellations, Orion ...

Liv Albert
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Let's talk Zodiac: there's a scorpion in this one!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: The Greek Myths by Robin Waterfield, The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.

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