When : October 23-November 22 Legend has it that Orion was the most handsome man alive . He boasted that he was able to slay any animal on Earth . Because of his haughtiness , Gaia became angry with Orion , and she sent a giant scorpion to kill him . Both died in this battle , but as a result the constellations Scorpio and Orion rose to the sky . Scorpio holds a few very bright stars , including Antares , one of the brightest stars in the sky . Acrab , another bright star , marks the head of the scorpion . Star names often derive from Arabic origin . A Persian astronomer , Sufi , ran an observatory in the Arabian Peninsula and named many
Activity Ideas - Host a Thanksgiving meal drive - Write thank you letters to your classics teachers -Find other mythological characters in the sky and go out to view them and tell their stories stars .