Stargazing 101: Ara, The Altar

The story of Ara, The Altar - as told to me - is a pretty good one. However, this constellation might be one of the lesser known by people who aren’t obsessed with the stars.

The Mythology
The oracles had predicted long ago that, Cronus, the leader of the first generation of Titans, would be in grave danger. He would lose his life, not by the thrusts of war, but by the hand of his own spawn. They warned that his son would overthrow him, just as he had done to his father. He had taken over and ruled the universe for quite some time, when his queen, Rhea, became pregnant. Heading the words of the oracles, Cronus devoured his first five children as soon as they were born, to prevent the prophecy from coming true.