A6 watercolour painting of the Berenice’s Hair constellation on beautiful Khadi Paper.

The perfect gift or treat for star gazers and space lovers – just the thing to bring a little magic into any home.

About Khadi Paper

Artists’ handmade paper from Khadi Papers India. This paper is made from 100% long fibred cotton rag.

Internally sized with neutral pH size. Recycled. Acid free. Medium-Rough surface.

The Myth

Coma Berenices is associated with the story of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Berenice was married to Ptolemy III Euergetes (fl. 246 BC-221 BC), who went on a dangerous mission against the Seleucids, and who had killed his sister, in 243 BC, during the Third Syrian War.

Worried for her husband’s life, the queen swore to Aphrodite that she would cut off her beautiful long, blonde hair if the goddess brought Ptolemy back home safely.

Once her husband returned, Berenice fulfilled her promise to the goddess. She cut off her hair and placed it in Aphrodite’s temple. The hair disappeared the next day. This made the king furious. To appease him, the court astronomer Conon said that Aphrodite was so pleased with Berenice’s offering that she had placed it in the sky, pointing to the group of stars that have since been known as Berenice’s Hair.

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