2. The last part of Scorpius, its 'tail', is in the 18th hour and we therefore now ought to complete our lists with a number of stars in the Scorpion not mentioned in my astronomy book. Surely people on Easter Island must have been aware of this constellation, which evidently could have played a role similar to that of the Pleiades north of the equator. To begin with the stars in the 16th hour there are ρ and π:
"Vrishchikam is the first month of kollavarsham, the Malayalam Calendar. This translates to Scorpio in the Western Calendar. Vrischika is also the Hindu astrological sign. Its lord is Mangala or Kuja (equivalent of Mars in Western astrology). Vrischika people are very intense and known to be passionate. Typically very goal oriented and known to be hard on themselves. They can never forget the humiliation or insult caused to them. Outwardly they display absolute control over the emotions. In other words they may be seething inside but outwardly none can suspect anything of that sort." (Wikipedia. See also at Achernar.)
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