can you list any of the aspects in synastry or composite charts (if possible) where it indicates who breaks up with the other first ? for example, i just read a post saying more often than not, in venus conjuct pluto aspect- the pluto breaks up with venus first.

what causes break-up/rejection in synastry and composite

i wouldn't count on that always being the case, sounds like someone is justifying their specific situation because conjuncts are atypical in nature - they often don't have predictable results. some people say that they promote positivity (for example, venus person is enamored by pluto person and pluto person is obsessed with venus person like the twisted book series that went viral on tiktok) and some say that nothing good comes from them (like whichever post the example is from in the ask)...

i'm going to work off of what i already have posted (no asteroids discussed after this post will be included or added after the fact). finally, i would like to state that NO TWO CHARTS ARE THE SAME. what i am about to list out does not mean you will for sure need these exact things (or all of these things) to be shy, nervous, and/or anxious around one another. if you don't understand my thought process, feel free to comment with questions!

8h/12h saturn

often the ending of this relationship is not pretty and involves a long-term coupling falling out of love with one another.

8h uranus

uranus person likely feels that the house person is too clingy for them and will be the first to pull away.

12h aries (1°, 13°, 25°) and/or mars

tends to indicate an ugly split.

12h capricorn (10°, 22°)

tends to indicate a harsh breakup/rejection from the house person which causes the saturn person to fall into a despair. this connection is often of a long-term variety.

12h aquarius (11°, 23°)

this might end with one of the partners in the connection asking for an open relationship, cheating on their partner, and/or ghosting the other partner.

sun negatively aspecting mars

sun person denies mars person. sun person tends to not like the mars person's energy and how passionate they are - they tend to not feel as deeply as the mars person.

mars negatively aspecting saturn

saturn person rejects mars person. usually the saturn person doesn't see the mars person as a good fit for them long-term - it tend to have to do with how clingy/possessive the mars person is. often the saturn person doesn't think that the mars person is worth fighting with, while the mars person sees the saturn person as someone worth fighting for.

mars negatively aspecting uranus

uranus person rejects mars person. the mars person often doesn't see this coming as an uranus person in this connection is quick to ghost/disappear from the mars person's life. the mars person tend to lack closure in the connection.

1h salome (562)

in oscar wilde's play salome, she is enticed by jokanaan but still wants him dead, and the play ends up with them both dead but him by salome's order.

apollo (1862) negatively aspecting kassandra (114)

kassandra person may seem interested at first but ends up just using the apollo person only to get ahead then rejects the apollo person.

medusa (149) negatively aspecting poseidon (4341 / h47)

poseidon person aggressively pursues medusa person but medusa person wants nothing to do with poseidon person

narcissus (37117) negatively aspecting echo (60)

echo might adore narcissus person, but narcissus person may either just enjoy that echo person likes them or they might decide they are too good for echo person.

rhea (577) negatively aspecting kronos (h43)

rhea person tend to be unhappy in the connection and plots against the kronos person.

zeus (h42 / 5731) negatively aspecting hera (103) and/or juno (3) negatively aspecting jupiter

typically, the hera/juno is hurt by the zeus/jupiter person because hera/juno person learns that they are being cheated on. oftentimes, this leads to a breakup. however, if there is a hera/juno prominent person in the connection, the relationship tends to continue but at the expense of the loyal (and unhappy) hera/juno person.

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selene, goddess of the moon (asteroid 580)

Selene, according to Hesiod, is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. It was said that this goddess flew the moon across the sky. The only time she did not was when she was ordered to stop by Zeus during the Gigantomachy so as cloak Heracles and Zeus who searched for an herb to defeat the giants. One of her most famous moments in myth was the story of her love affair with a mortal named Endymion. Selene once flew over the sky and saw the shepherd Endymion asleep on a hill (sometimes it is said that he spelt in a cave). She was enraptured by his beauty; she simply had to be with him on earth. So she waited for the new moon, when no one would notice her absence from the sky, and spent the night next to him as he slept. Selene was a lover of Zeus so it is a bit unclear what happened next - it is thought that she had two children with Zeus but likely 50 daughter with Endymion (possibly a rape situation if he was always asleep - some sources say he was cursed to sleep forevermore because he fell in love with Hera then toss out of the heavens). Some sources note that it was Endymion that chose to sleep forever, others state that Selene begged Zeus to put Endymion to sleep eternally so that he wouldn't age nor would he die, another option is that this was a punishment for Selene from Zeus that she had been having sexual relations with Endymion. IN MY OPINION Selene in your chart can represent a) femininity, b) transformation, c) secret tasks, d) fertility, e) inability to control your sexual temptations, and/or f) unhealthy romantic behaviors that go unchecked.

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OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zeus (5731 / h42), endymion (342), tithonus (6998), hesiodos (8550), hera (103), and heracles (5143)!

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jason, the unconventional hero (asteroid 6063)

"when talking about such a popular god/ goddess/hero i am going to for warn paraphrasing - of course all these stories have more details and all these popular gods have stories within stories. i would love to share them all/in detail but i would need a book and a lot more time to write it. my attempt in writing these posts are to inform you on the high level story of the god’s or goddess’s life. that being said if any one of the events regaled in the post pique you interest - please let me know i don’t mind giving a more in-depth tale of any of the events mentioned."

Son of King Aeson and leader of the Argonauts, Jason was sent away at a young age before he was more than just a boy prince. His uncle seized the land his father ruled - his father sent Chiron to raise him due to this. When he returned to his homeland as a young man, he came upon an old woman near a river who asked him to help her cross it. Jason took the woman across on his shoulders - this woman was Hera, who his uncle allegedly had been neglecting to worship. Hera inspired the boy to see his uncle. Pelias immediately felt mortified as he noted Jason was missing a sandal - for years he worried that someone would challenge him. So, in those years, he visited with an oracle who told him that he should be wary of a man with only one sandal. He immediately feared his nephew was there to steal his throne - so he questioned Jason about what he would do if someone challenged his reign. Jason answered as that he would send them on a quest for the Golden Fleece - these words were spoken by Jason but were guided by Hera once more. Pelias told him that is what Jason would have to do to prove he was the rightful king of the land. Jason was off to start readying himself for the journey - with Athena's guidance, he found the shipbuilder Argus who crafted Jason's ship, the Argo. He then recruited the Argonauts: Heracles, Castor, Pollux, Meleager, Orpheus, Peleus, and Telamon. Jason and the Argonauts traveled to islands made up of cursed women, six-armed men, Amazons, etc. Eventually he received the fleece with the help of the enchantress Medea (this part of the story, I have told - I will leave it to her post because, let's face it, she did basically all the work). The two fled together under near constant chase of her family - until eventually they found that if they were married they would have no right to chase after her. The two married; as we know from her side of the myth their relationship is an odd one. She tricks his cousins into killing their father King Pelias, his cousin kicks him out, Jason remarries - not really because Medea burns her in her wedding gown, Medea kills their children, etc. Unsurprisingly, Jason is abandoned by the gods because of his disloyalty to Medea and their shared vows. Jason then lives out the rest of his days alone - ironically, the rotting Argo collapses on him and Jason dies from a crush wound in his sleep. IN MY OPINION Jason in your chart can represent a) how you can improve your leadership skills, b) where you are a pawn in karma's game, c) where the gods guide you, d) where you get a lot of help from others, and/or e) how/where your break vows.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of jason along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of jason AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede jason!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: hera (103), heracles (5143), athene (881), pallas (2), orpheus (3361), chiron (2060), peleus (11311), telamon (1749), and medea (212)!

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hypnos, god of sleep (asteroid 14827)

Hypnos was one of the original primordials of the world, the personification of sleep, and twin of Thanatos. The two lived in the underworld cave where their mother Nyx lived - no sunlight or moonlight could reach them. Through this cave ran the river of forgetfulness, Lethe, and surrounding the entrance of the cave were poppies. Hypnos the son of Nyx, night, and Erebus, darkness, is responsible for both of the greatest deceptions of Zeus in mythology. The first time Zeus was put to sleep I have written about in Nyx's post: Hera asked Hypnos to put Zeus to sleep. When Zeus woke he hunted Hypnos down, but Hypnos was saved by Nyx's presence. The second time Hypnos put Zeus to sleep Hera had to tempt him with his would be wife, Pasithea. Hypnos had Hera swear to give him Pasithea as a wife on the river Styx, and Hera agreed. Zeus fell asleep again, this time being the most infamous as Hera tried to gain power over the heavens just before the Trojan war. IN MY OPINION Hypnos in your chart can represent a) how you sleep and the importance of sleep to you, b) where you tend to forget things, c) where darkness makes you stronger, d) where you help others to gain power, and/or e) where you may feel hesitant to try something twice.

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OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: nyx (3908), zeus (5731 / h42), and hera (103)!

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artemis, goddess of the hunt (asteroid 105)

Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Previously stated in her twin’s myth, Hera was angered to hear of Zeus's infidelity with Leto and forbid Leto from having these illegitimate children on earth. So Leto had them in a tree - technically not touching the earth. Balancing on an olive tree branch she birthed Artemis. Hera heard this and sent her daughter, Eileithyia, to aid Leto in the birth of the other twin. Unfortunately, Eileithyia didn’t arrive on time - fortunately, Artemis learned how to aid in child-birthing and helped to deliver her brother, Apollo. Ever since this, each of these siblings protected their mother by whatever means necessary. Even if it came to bloodshed. Niobe said that she did more for Olympus than Leto by birthing more than two children. In response to this, Artemis and Apollo slaughter all her children. When Tityus gropped and tried to rape Leto, the twins killed him. To bear in mind, Artemis is one of the maiden goddesses of Olympus: recall that Diana (her Roman aspect) transformed Actaeon into a stag after seeing her naked then his dogs were set against him. Artemis's tale has the same spiel in which she goes to any lengths to protect her maidenhood. In some cases, like Actaeon (who’s story and myth are the same in Greek and Roman myth), she has a man killed, but in cases, like Siproites, she has the man transformed into a woman. Another extreme example, Agamemnon sacrificed one of Artemis's deer then boasted about how he is a better hunter than the goddess. This boasting held up the group from leaving for the Trojan War. To appease the goddess, Agamemnon then sacrificed his virginal daughter to Artemis - only then did Artemis let them leave for the war. Finally, Orion: in some versions he tries to rape her upon first encounter and Artemis kills him, but in others they fall in love with one another through shared interest in hunting. In the alternative, version Gaea sends the couple a scorpion to fight - either Artemis accidentally shoots Orion or Orion is stung with the scorpion's tail. An alternative to the alternative is her twin Apollo grows angry of the two’s connection and challenges Artemis to a hunt. Artemis askes what they are hunting and Apollo points to a distant creature in the lake - Artemis takes aim and fires and when she approaches her kill she sees it’s Orion. She then asks her father to place him in the heavens. IN MY OPINION Artemis in your chart can indicate a) how well you adapt or how good you are in a crisis, b) where you show loyalty to others, c) where you intend to stay pure, d) where in your life there is a lot of feminine energy, e) where you have a lot of spite, f) who you get along best with, and/or g) where your attempts in romance are diminished (if you have a lot of 6h synastry with a person and your artemis is in the 6h - you may find the relationship quickly fizzles out or they are removed from your life).

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OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS/COMETS: zeus (5731 / h42), leto (68), hera (103), apollo (1862), gaea (1184), halley (999044), niobe (71), and agamemnon (911)!

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Hi ! Can you tell me about lameia if you can please? I heard that is the Greek version of lilith so I wondered if they have the same effects in a chart, thank u have a great day/night!😊💫

lamia, the devourer (asteroid 248)

Lamia was the daughter of Belus (some say she was the daughter of Poseidon) and Lybie - both were Egyptian rulers at the time. The Classical Antiquity poet, Aristophanes, states that Lamia was a queen of Libya who captivated Zeus. Hera was not at all pleased with this coupling so she aimed to ruin Lamia. Every time that Lamia had a child, Hera arranged for the child to be killed either at Lamia's hands or someone else's. As one could imagine, Lamia started to get paranoid, unhinged, and desperate - so she started stealing babies from others... and eating them (i did say unhinged). To stop this, Zeus had Lamia pluck out her own eyes (in some versions it is Lamia who tries to pluck out her eyes and fails to do so) - Hera however cursed her with sleeplessness (it is speculated that this curse was to see future events - Lamia would be plagued with the worst of the visions often seeing the death of her children or other children around her) and convinced her to keep her eyes in a jar. Sleepless, deranged, and desperate Lamia became a troubling creature who stalked the night. Many people at the time made her into the equalivent of "the boogeyman" - telling their children that Lamia would eat them if they were bad. IN MY OPINION Lameia in your chart can represent a) where you have a fall from grace, b) where other people make you do terrible things, c) where you are desperate, d) your reputation with children, e) where you have visions of terrible things, f) insomnia, and/or g) why/where others fear you.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of lameia along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of lameia AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede lameia!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zeus (5731 / h42), hera (103), and aristophanes (2934)!

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io, princess and cow shaped lover (asteroid 85)

Io was the daughter of the river god Inachus and the oceanid Melia. Io captured Zeus's attention - immediately Zeus became infatuated with her and covered the world in a blanket of storm clouds so Hera wouldn't see his pursuit of Io. His goal in this was to protect Io from Hera. To do so Zeus turned Io into a white cow; Hera then asked for the cow and had Argus (the creature with one hundred eyes) watch over her. Zeus knowing that Hera was on to him sent Hermes to Argus asking that Hermes get rid of Argus. When Argus fell asleep because of a pan flute, Hermes killed him and Io ran away. Hera was irate and sent gadflies after Io - after that the myth splits into a few different endings. Io has a child, Ceroessa, in some versions. In other versions, she keels over in Egypt near the Nile - with pity, Hera turns Io back into a human. Io is found by Telegonus, she marries him, and she has a child named Epaphus. Sometimes both children are born. IN MY OPINION Io in your chart can represent a) where you create strain in a relationship, b) where you are both something wonderful and something to be kept hidden, c) where you are tormented by other people's lack of control, and/or d) where you find yourself changed and forced to run away from a situation.

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OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: hera (103), hermes (69230), and zeus (5731 / h42)!

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Can you talk aboout Echo? 😮

echo, the mountain nymph (asteroid 60)

Zeus's interests were sparked by a nymph in the mountains. Hera, of course, found out about this and followed Zeus to catch him in the act. Echo, the mountain nymph, slowed Hera's call for justice by distracting Hera with a long, colorful conversation/explanation as to how it all happened. Enraged due to having missed her opportunity to catch Zeus, Hera cursed the girl to only be able to repeat the last words said by another person around her. Echo was distraught until the handsome Narcissus crossed her path. She followed Narcissus into the woods. Eventually Narcissus stated he lost his hunting partner and called out “Is anyone there?” Hearing a twig snap he followed this question up with “Who are you?” Echo repeated the word “you”. Narcissus was stunned to hear a feminine reply, this is when he saw her entered his view. Echo immediately attempted to stand very close to him and touch his arm in awe of how handsome he was. Narcissus promptly rejected Echo, leaving her more dejected than ever before. She followed him because she still fancied him and, of course, Narcissus soon after discovered his own reflections - unable to look away, he died. Echo mourned him for a long time and eventually died herself alone in a cave leaving behind only her voice. IN MY OPINION Echo in your chart represents a) where you are eager to have the last word, b) where your storytelling may bother a lot of people, c) where you are cursed to be meek, and/or d) where you are most likely to encounter narcissists.

not me having a 11h echo - my neptune, SN, and black moon have a new friend…

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OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zeus (5731 / h42), hera (103), and narcissus (37117)!

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Can you tell me about Hera? I have Hera conjunct my Mercury and MC in Libra at 6° in the 9th (Sextile Ssturn, Square Neptune). I'm a writer.

*I more or less get how it is expressed with the sun, but it gets foggy when with Venus, Mercury and other planets.

hera, goddess of marriage (asteroid 103)

@emmelinekahuyan , i would not suggest you look at hera for info on how it affects you as a writer unless you are writing about marriage or child rearing. i suggest you look at the muses (erato (62), calliope (22), melpomene (18), or thalia (23)), sappho (80), qwerty (6600), athene (881), hermes (69230), and/or really any famous classical author. most famous classic authors have an asteroid you can use to see if your writing is similar to them or as popular! if you are still curious about what your aspects mean after reading this, please dm or comment below!

“when talking about such a popular god or goddess i am going to for warn paraphrasing - of course all these stories have more details and all these popular gods have stories within stories. i would love to share them all/in detail but i would need a book and a lot more time to write it. my attempt in writing these posts are to inform you on the high level story of the god’s or goddess’s life. that being said if any one of the events regaled in the post pique you interest - please let me know i don’t mind giving a more in-depth tale of any of the events mentioned.”

on to hera.

As we know from prior posts, Hera’s mother is Rhea and her father is Cronus, the one who swallowed her out of fear of being dethroned due to a prophecy (check out Zeus's post for a better explanation of this). Hera is best known as the Queen of Olympus and the wife of Zeus (yes, her brother because Greek gods don't mind a bit of incest). From the Juno post, her Roman aspect/counterpart, we get the idea that she doesn't have the best marriage though she is the ruler of the marriage domain. What we have not discussed before is how Zeus convinced Hera to marry him. Zeus tricked her by transforming into a cuckoo (one of Hera’s symbols). After transforming into this cuckoo Zeus pretended that he was sick, cold, hurt, and dying (a bit overkill if you ask me but sure). When Hera saw this poor bird, she found herself feeling sorry for it and nursing it back to health. When she cradled the small bird to her chest to help it stay warm, this is when Zeus entered his true form once more (a bit creepy but sounds like a man lol). Feeling abashed, Hera had to agree to marriage after this precarious situation and Zeus immediately demanding she marry him. Hera had thought that after this one incident that Zeus would be forever hers and found that she was severely wrong. Zeus went on to do these types of things to many other women. As we know in the midst of this (or perhaps before the cheating), Hera plotted to overthrow Zeus many times having thought that he was a corrupt ruler. Her great near defeat of Zeus was the one in which Poseidon, Athena, and Apollo were involved. This group of gods bound Zeus and stole his lightning bolt only for Thetis to arrive and untie him. For this Hera was punished and put in chains to hang from the sky. Neither Hera or Zeus fully forgive each other after this. Zeus continued to cheat and Hera served justice at every instance - tricking Semele into burning to ash at the true sight of Zeus, hunting down Io, forcing Leto to give birth to Apollo and Artemis on a branch, etc. Perhaps this reflects insecurity of Hera's - in myth we see her as envious if not more so than Aphrodite. Hera hating Troy and meddling in the affairs to spite Paris after choosing Aphrodite instead of her to receive the apple of discord, when Antigone says she is prettier than Hera - Hera turns her into a stork, Hera attempting to kill Hercules both in the womb and as baby, etc. Hera is certainly a very dynamic character. IN MY OPINION Hera in a chart represents a) your marriage, b) where you may be deceived by those that are closest to you, c) where people betray your ultimate trust while you have always been loyal to them, d) where you believe you are special to someone only to find out you’re not, e) where you can’t forgive and forget, and/or f) where you dedicate a lifetime of anger with someone to get even.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of hera along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of hera AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede hera!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: zeus (5731 / h42), poseidon (4341 / h47), athena (881), pallas (2), rhea (577), apollo (1862), leto (68), kronos (h43), semele (86), thetis (17), io (85), artemis (105), aphrodite (1388), paris (3317), antigone (129), and heracles (5143)!

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Hi !💛 Can you describe Hera at 0° degrees in pisces conjunct sun please ?

Other question : Is parallel aspects important or influential for asteroids or they are important only between planets ?

0° is a very pure placement so hera's myth may really resonate with you.

pisces hera: you are very likely to be an intuitive person like hera - she is a maternal/womanly figure who senses the emotions of those around her. the issue that may arise with pisces hera is the romanticism of how you view the world - you may have your rose colored glasses on when dealing with those you love or are loyal to. hera never expect to be betrayed by zeus - she had it in her mind that if she was committed so was he. this, of course, was not true. you may have the same issue where you have it in you mind someone is a good person but they end up hurting you “unexpectedly.” this may lead to extreme emotional turmoil like hera who becomes completely irate. this may shock people, they generally underestimate how tough you can be.

hera-sun: positive aspects: you may be a very ambitious person wanting to be someone who everyone can come to with their issues. the sun can be the first child, you may find that if you have children your first one is likely to have martian like qualities or be an aries. you like hera may obtain a seat of power - you may not be the central focus of power but all the same you have others respect. the sun symbolizes peacocks which is one of hera's signs - you may be a very regal person and may have her blessing. negative aspects: you could be someone with authority issues who ultimately believes they should be in charge of specific situations in which leadership is involved. meanwhile, it’s probably niether of you who are wrestling for power that should be in change - the best person to lead people is the one who doesn’t want to lead at all.

all aspects are important, i believe the orb plays a strong role in parallels which is “difficult” to do considering astroseek is the only site that tells you the parallel aspect while astro tells you the orb.

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hercules, greek hero who performed the twelve labors (5143)

“when talking about such a popular god, goddess, or hero i am going to for warn paraphrasing - of course all these stories have more details and all these popular gods have stories within stories. i would love to share them all/in detail but i would need a book and a lot more time to write it. my attempt in writing these posts are to inform you on the high level story of the god’s or goddess’s life. that being said if any one of the events regaled in the post pique you interest - please let me know i don’t mind giving a more in-depth tale of any of the events mentioned.”

hercules (the non-disney version).

Hercules is the son of Zeus and Alcmene (sometimes listed Amphitryon - the grandchild of Perseus, the hero who slew Medusa). Zeus, of course, courted Alcmene in secret - the night of Hercules's conception, Alcmene disguised herself as her husband Amphityon after sleeping with him, in order to sneak out to Zeus. In this myth and having slept with two men on that night, nine months later, Alcmene gives birth to Iphicles and Hercules (lol twins? medically speaking, unlikely due to the DNA that is unshared between the two). Hera learns that Hercules is Zeus's demi-god son and immediately is enraged - sending snakes into the cradle of the two newborns. Hercules strangles these creatures, whilst Iphicles cries. In most myths, after this occurrence, there is a time jump (sometimes not: Hercules kills his music teacher, Linus, accidentally in a fit of rage, thereafter he faces a fate who wishes him to choose between a happy, unmarketable life and tragic, rememberable life - he chooses neither) in which Hercules is a man, father of many children, and a slayer of the Cithaeron Lion. This lion was thought to have preyed on Amphitryon's and Thespius's flocks of sheep. After hunting the lion for fifty some days, Hercules famously donned the skin of the lion, creating the deadhead of the beast - showing he was the top predator. Thespius's way of thanking Hercules was then having his daughters sleep with Hercules. After his youth Hercules marries the Theban King Creon's daughter, Megara. Hera, not having forgotten her spiteful ways, cursed Hercules. Hercules ends up slaughtering his family members in a fit of madness caused by Hera (sometimes he kills just Megara, sometimes just the children, and sometimes all of the above). To atone for his crimes Hercules visits a Pythia who informs him to seek his cousin Eurystheus and do whatever he asks of him.

Thus the Twelve Labors of Hercules are born. First, the Nemean Lion whom Hercules killed with his bare hands because the lion's skin was invulnerable. After slaughtering the creature, he shed the Cithaeron Lion's fur to wear the Nemean Lion's like armor. Second, Lernaean Hydra whom Hercules killed with the help of his nephew, Iolaus, who cauterized the site of decapitation each time Hercules lobbed off a head to prevent new heads from growing back. After defeating this creature, Hercules coated his arrows in the creature's poisonous blood. Third, the Ceryneian Head who was requested to be brought back alive to Eurystheus, who wished to give it to Artemis. This doe was thought to have antlers and breath fire - making this not as easy a feat. Fourth, Erymanthian Boar. Fifth, Augean Stables which involved cleaning the stables of King Augeas's immortal cows. Sixth, Stymphalian Birds, the man-eating birds in which Hercules's shot down with his poisonous arrows after scaring them out of hiding by using Athena's gifted rattle. Seventh, Cretan Bull as we recall from the Minos post, Minos had deprived Poseidon of his sacrifice - Hercules captured the bull and gave it to Eurystheus who release's it in the city of Marathon (later, Theseus kills the Cretan Bull because it terrorizes this city). Eighth, steal the Mares of Diomedes - these flesh eating horses were lured away by Hercules who fed them his own horse. Ninth, steal the Girdle of Hippolyta - the Amazonian queen received this gift from her father, Ares (which shows the militant nature of the Amazons she led), yet Hercules defeated them. Tenth, steal the Cattle of Geryon who were guarded by Orthrus, the two-headed dog - Hercules ends up killing the dog, Geryon, and Geryon's shepherds. After these first ten Hercules was supposed to be even but it was Eurystheus who demanded two more. Eleventh, the Golden Apples of the Hesperides. How Hercules learns of the location of these apples varies; in some he asks Prometheus who is set free by Hercules, in others, Hercules captures Nereus. Either way he finds his way to the garden to discover Hera's guard - Ladon, the dragon. Sadly, Hercules kills the beast but can't get into the garden because the creature's body is in the way. This causes Hercules to ask Atlas to get them - Hercules says he will take on Zeus's task to Atlas (holding up the heavens) whilst he gets them. Atlas agrees and retrieves the fruit but attempts to leave Hercules to hold the heaven's. Hercules tricked Atlas into taking it back and then leaves Atlas there to continue holding up the heavens. Twelfth, retrieving Cerberus from the Underworld - he convinces Hades into letting him borrow the creature.

Many years after these tasks, as we recall from the Nessus post, Deianira naively gives Hercules a tunic which peels and burns away his skin. Hercules dies in agony - after his death ceremony, he becomes a god of Olympus and Hera allows him to marry Hebe. IN MY OPINION Heracles in your chart represents a) where you are godly in the mortal realm, b) if/how you are a womanizer, c) where you are the best at hunting/searching/tracking, d) where you may feel a higher being is out to get you, e) where you atone for doing horrible things by doing horrible things, f) the tasks you may be forced to do, and/or g) where you feel betrayed by those you love.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of heracles along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of heracles AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede heracles!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS/PLANETS: hebe (6), hera (103), minos (6239), nessus (7066), prometheus (1809), pythia (432), zeus (5731 / h42), iphiklos (43706), augeias (13184), diomedes (1437), hippolyta (10295), orthos (2329), nereus (4660), hades (h41), and cerberus (1865)!

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