Ursa Major

Описание

Below the towering Cretan mountain, Ida and Adrasteia nursed the infant Zeus. Feeding him milk of the goat Amalthea, the pair cared for the young King of the Gods. Once while picking snow-white berries for the boy, Ida pricked her finger, staining the berry with her blood, coloring it red for all eternity. Thus was born the "bramble bush of Ida", the raspberry. As a reward for their love, Zeus turned the two nymphs into constellations: Adrasteia became Ursa Major, the Great Bear. May she watch over you as she did Zeus.