JAMES: DID YOU KNOW THAT SCORPIUS HAS A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT IDENTITY THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH SCORPIONS?
DEAN: WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
LET'S SHOW YOU!
DEAN: OK, WE HAVE OUR SKY SET FOR ABOUT AN
HOUR AFTER SUNSET, ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK, FACING
SOUTH.
IT IS HERE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE
FAMILIAR J-SHAPED PATTERN OF STARS THAT MAKE
THE CONSTELLATION SCORPIUS THE SCORPION.
JAMES: HOWEVER, IN POLYNESIAN FOLK LORE, SCORPIUS
REPRESENTS THE MAGIC FISHHOOK BELONGING TO
THE DEMIGOD MAUI.
HE USED THE GIANT HOOK TO CREATE THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.
DEAN: THE STARS OF MAUI'S FISH HOOK HAVE INTRIGUING
NAMES.
FIRST WE HAVE GRAFFIAS, DSCHUBBA AND PI SCORPII.
JAMES: THEN YOU HAVE SIGMA SCORPII, ANTARES,
TAU, EPSILON, MU, ZETA AND NU SCORPII.
DEAN: AND LASTLY WE HAVE SARGAS, IOTA AND
KAPPA SCORPII AND SHAULA AND LESATH; WHICH
MARK THE STINGER.
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!