Bragi's Stars: The Lyre
Bragi the Skald claims a constellation the Greeks called Lyra (the Lyre or small harp) and its premiere bright star, Vega. The four stars in the parallelogram are the harp, and Vega is the Skald. Like Bragi himself, the star Vega gives talent, eloquence, and aspirations to rise above one's small life and gain status in the greater community of the world. Bragi was one of the many sons of Odin, fathered on the giantess Gunnlod when Odin seduced her and stole the magical Mead of Poetry which she had been guarding. However, along with the seduction, some part of the Mead of Poetry passed into Gunnlod and was born with her child. (Some mystics feel that it was the soul of Kvasir, the Van who was murdered to make the Mead of Poetry inthe beginning; like Kvasir, Bragi is "welcome in any hall".)
When he was old enough, Bragi sought out the Aesir and his divine father, and was welcomed into their court on the strength of his song and poetry. Although he was no warrior and no handsome man, he won the heart of Iduna, the goddess of health and her golden apples, with his words and music. This is a Vega dream - to be accepted into the "high" places due to your own sparkling talents. While is does give eloquence, it also gives the ability to shift the truth - sometimes to the point of abandoning it. The eternal dilemma of someone heavily influenced by Vega, whether in their natal chart or due to a paran life period, is this: Do I change the story in order to get what I want, or do I stick to honesty? How far over the honesty line is too far? What if the goal is worthy - does that justify a lie, or at least an eloquent misdirection? Have I been changing stories for so long that I can't even fully remember the truth any more? These are Vega's questions, as the Sacred Skald weighs which options feel most healthy on the tongue.