The arctic

Arctos: Bear in greek. Ursa major constellation.

Antarctic: No bear constellation.

The arctic circle is not a fixed line!

1) Geographic north pole: Where the earth axis of rotation meets its surface —> -”True north pole”

2)Celestial north pole: Point in the sky where earth axis of rotation intercedes the celestial sphere

3) Magnetic north pole: Where your compass points.

• moves over time

• South pole is not on the exact opposite side of

Boreas: The north wind.  In classical times, the Arctic was seen as the deliverer of the north wind (Boreas),  bringing the ice and snow of winter with it to the south. So the arctic was a concept known to Mediterranean philosophers and Europeans long before any sailors ventured north to find it

Sámi constellations

The Sami have different constellations than those most widely known and drawn up by (amongst others) the Ancient Greeks. Sami people traditionally lived in close contact with nature and in northern regions of Scandinavia and Russia, with long & dark winters.

The Sami have lived on reindeer herding and hunting, and the Sami