Orion and Dagon (English-Chinese Contrast)

Author: Chu Yi
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The splendid and beautiful night sky, with stars twinkling, as if playfully winking at the world, or as if telling their extraordinary stories. The starry sky attracts two stars, one called Altair and the other called Vega. They only appear together in the sky on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Why is this the case? Let's learn about the story of Altair and Vega together! The celestial maiden Zhinü and the oxherd Qianniu fell deeply in love and shared hearts. However, the celestial laws forbade men and women from loving each other privately. Zhinü was the daughter of the Queen Mother of the West, so she naturally could not be with Qianniu. Thus, the Queen Mother of the West demoted Qianniu to the mortal world. Loyal love can transcend the barriers of time and space. Zhinü willingly descended to the mortal world to rekindle her love with Qianniu, giving rise to a legend that has been passed down through the ages—the lovers Altair and Zhinü meeting on the Qixi Bridge.