Roman Myth Of Ursaa

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This is the Roman myth of Ursa Major. A beautiful girl named Castillo was out hunting. She got tired and laid down to rest. Jupiter, the god of the sky saw Castillo and fell in love with her. His wife, Juno, the goddess of marriage became jealous of her. Time passed, and Juno learned that Castillo had a son. To punish her, she changed Castillo into a bear so that she would not be beautiful. Castillo’s son was named Arcas, got adopted, and grew up to become a hunter. One day, Castillo saw her son and rushed up to him, forgetting that she was a bear. Arcas thought that he was being attacked and shot an arrow at her. Jupiter saw this and prevented the arrow from hitting Castillo. To prevent further damage from Juno, he turned Arcas into a bear