In the Greek mythology the scorpion was send by the gods to kill Orion, the great hunter, after he had boasted to kill all animals on Earth. They fought for a whole day and finally were exhausted. When Orion fell asleep the scorpion stung him, Orion woke up and killed the scorpion but then died from the poison. The gods placed them amongst the stars in the sky but far apart so they could not fight anymore.
The tail of Scorpius lies in the Milky Way, the city of stars in which we live. When we look at the tail of Scorpius
