English Expressions and Constellations

Harpy

a shrew, nagging woman(Harpies harass Phineus every day)

Halcyon days

past period of idyllic peace remembered nostalgically (Halcyon is a mythological bird that brings calm weather to its nest on the sea)

Siren song

An alluring utterance or appeal; especially one that is seductive or deceptive (Sirens lure and seduce sailors in to kill them)

Bacchanalia

wild, drinken, debauched party (Stems from dionysus and the drunken behavior associated with him)

Sphinx

a puzzling or mysterious person (Sphinx meets oedipus, she has the head of a woman, body of a lion and wings of an eagle)

Oedipus Complex

tendency of sons to bond intimately, even sexually with their mothers and view their fathers as rivals (Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother)

Aries

constellation commemorating ram that rescued Phirix

Cygnus

commemorates the swan Zeus turned into to mate with Leda

Gemini

commemorates the twins, Castor and Polydeuces

Taurus

commemorates Zeus(Jove) taking the form of a bull to abduct Europa

Argo Navis

commemorates the Argo, the ship of the Argonauts

Draco

could commemorate Ladon who guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides but it could commemorate the snake that guarded the Golden Fleece who was lulled to sleep by Medea on behalf of Jason. Could also commemorate the snake guarding a spring that was slain by Cadmus