Ancient Greek Astronomy and Astrology: The History of Celestial Observations in Greece

Thousands of years ago, with no artificial light scattering in the atmosphere, people from various ancient civilizations gazed into the night sky with profound awe and wove the celestial patterns into their mythology while also basing their calendars on them. The stars guided navigation and agricultural timing, and many people sought meaning and patterns in the ever-moving canvas of the sky. However, while the Sumerians, Egyptians, and other cultures had practical incentives to develop earl...