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Desiree Howe
Period 2
March 13th, 2012
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Crotus is part of Greek mythology. He was a
creature known as a satyr. A satyr is a
creature with a human head and torso, with
goat legs and sometimes horns.
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Crotus was the son of Pan and Eupheme.
Crotus refers to the myth of the Sagittarius.
Crotus was a satyr that lived on Mount
Helicon with the Muses. He was a skilled
musician and hunter and according to Greek
mythology, invented the bow. Usually, satyrs
are known to be lustful, wild, rowdy creatures
that have very little respect for authority and
proper manners. Crotus was an exception to
this because he was gifted in the arts and
sciences and were polite to humans.
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Crotus gained his fame for his diligence
because he was swift in the woods and clever
in arts. As an award, Zeus was asked to put
him with some star group. Since Zeus wanted
to show all of the skills of Crotus in one body,
he gave him horse flanks to show he rode a
great deal and added an arrow to show his
keenness and swiftness.
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Crotus does not have a downfall. When it was
time for him to die, Zeus did him a favor and
placed him among the stars.
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Crotus is in the book Sagittarius Rising.
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