Ursa Major arctos") was lowered to earth in a golden basket off the Ursa Major, and when a bear was killed, its head was positioned on a tree to allow the bear's spirit to return to Ursa Major. The Iroquois Native Americans interpreted Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid as three hunters pursuing the Great Bear. According to one version of their myth, the first hunter (Alioth) is carrying a bow and arrow to strike down the bear. The second hunter (Mizar) carries a large pot – the star Alcor – on his shoulder in which to cook the bear while the third hunter
Ursa Minor (album) like the big dipper and the little dipper. It's not necessarily like the big songs on "Ursa Major". There's going to be some great songs on "Ursa Minor", too. It's just a matter of how they fit together in the collage. Certain songs share certain spots on the record. Records are kind of like a piece of art, you don't want to add too much blue, ebbing and flowing through. It seems like the two records are fitting together in a certain way. However, with work on "Ursa Minor" material not being complete, plans changed to releasing them as two