... stones and alignments of stones appear to mark locations of astronomical importance, such as the point at which the sun rose on the longest day of the year. Stonehenge was apparently also a place of worship. Some of today's constellations have their roots in patterns in the sky noted by the Sumerians in perhaps 2000 BC Chinese constellation patterns, which are largely different from those used ... because Orion had dared to hunt down all the animals of the earth. Others say that Orion had attempted to force himself on Artemis and that it was because of his unwanted attentions that Artem...

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