Look upward, and share the wonders I have seen

Virgo
The interestingthing about Virgo is that it does not represent any one mythological figure. Over the ages it has represented every goddess from every culture, from Ishtar to Athena to the Virgin Mary. It can represent anyone you want it to. Sort of like God is saying "I'm going to show some love and give a quick shout out to all you lovely ladies out there on Earth..." I am not sure how a female laying on her back, hands in the air, could possibly remind anyone of a virgin. I wonder if this is one of those "born again" virgins, and she decided to take it all back after she gets dumped?

The Southern Cross
Pragmatism in action; it's in the southern hemisphere, and it's a cross. Why bother trying to convince people it's actually the picture of a huge celestial Unicorn? Of course, if we applied this to the entire sky, we'd end up with constellations like "The Great Northern Parralellogram." While the candor is refreshing, it does evoke images of some Baptist church in Mississippi, and nothing good ever came from a Baptists church in Mississippi.

Pegasus
Pegasus, the winged horse of legend, is represented in the night sky by a lopsided box. It kind of makes you lose your faith in the stories where the gods reward the noble and heroic by putting their images into the heavens."Great Job Perseus! As a reward for your heroic deeds, I shall put your image into the heavens to be gazed upoon by all!" Of course like Pegasus, this image is just a trianlge and looks nothing like what is supposed to. Way to phone it in, Zeus!

The Dippers
First off, I have a slight problem with their names. Officially, "Big Dipper" and "Little Dipper" are called "Ursa Major" and "Ursa Minor". These sound an awful lot like Ukrainian porn star names! Alternatively, "Big Bear" and "Little Bear" sound like a made for TV Disney movie, or possible even gay pet names. The awesome thing about these are that anyone can find them. Once
you find the Big Dipper, you can find the Little Dipper. Once you find that, you can find the North Star. And once you find that, you can either find your latitudinal position in the Northern Hemisphere, or start quoting Shakespear. If you are anything like me, you need to do both, and often.

Orion
Probably the best constellation. Easy to find (at least in the Northern Hemisphere in winter) and it actually looks vaguely like what it's supposed to look like. It also doesn't have all the cultural baggage associated with the various Zodiac signs, which is nice. Orion is a hunter with a dog and a club, but no visible head. What could be more manly than that? Orion also is such a snappy dresser that the Egpytians built their pyramids to line up with Orion's belt. How many wonders of the world have ever been built around any of your clothing accessories?