...as the Stag (''hind'' is another word for stag), the identification of the constellation with Hercules was made by the Romans.
...this area of sky. The direction of the arrow also makes it appear that the constellation Hercules (the stag) is trying to outrun it.
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When the sun is in the constellation of Aquarius, the constellation Pegasus rises. Pegasus in early Greece was considered to contain 4 very bri
...horses (the animals being horses due to the overall shape assigned to the constellation). Pegasus, as a whole, appears to be feeding, in particular, it aims its he
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...ge Aithiopia but eventually slain by [[Perseus]]. It is also the name of a constellation.
This constellation has been known since antiquity. In Mesopotamia, it was identified with the
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When asked in which constellation the demon resides, he replied:
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When the sun has reached the constellation of Taurus, it has passed over an area that the ancients referred to as ''th
...that many took it to be evil. Some forms of Greek mythology associated the constellation with the tame white bull, in some versions Zeus in disguise, that seduced E
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...reaches the constellation of Gemini, it meets the constellation of Auriga (constellation)|Auriga. Many ancient beliefs associated the daily path of the sun across t
...one to travel through it to the main location. Since Auriga is the nearest constellation from the start of the sun's transit to border on the empty space, a solar-c
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...with the constellations may reflect the origin of the myth. Also, the next constellation on the sun's transit after the birds is Delphinus, whose myth concerns the
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...into a bear and placed by Zeus among the stars. The myth explains why the constellation never sets below the horizon, saying that since Callisto had been Zeus's lo
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...ashore following her watery-birth. These were set amongst the stars as the Constellation Pisces.
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Ladon is the constellation Draco, according to Hyginus' Astronomy. Hercules is just to the east of Dra
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...s as the constellation Sagittarius, and in modern times represented by the constellation of the southern hemisphere, Centaurus.
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...[[Kyoto]] on the east. The west is protected by the [[White Tiger (Chinese constellation)|White Tiger]], the north is protected by the [[Black Tortoise]], and the s
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...eopard), and "Aigikampos" (fish-tailed goat). The last was the form of the constellation Capricorn. Fabulous creatures of this type were also believed to inhabit th
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...giant huntsman in Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion.
...The Greek word side means pomegranate, which bears fruit while Orion, the constellation, can be seen in the night sky. Rose suggests she is connected with Sidae in
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.... (In Greece, Mot became the constellation of Lupus.) Later in Greece, the constellation of Centaurus was reinterpreted as a man riding a horse, and linked to legen
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...connected with the stormy season in Greece which followed the rise of the Constellation Altar in November.
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This star system is a small cluster of seven stars located in the Constellation of Taurus, 420 light years from planet Earth. The names of the seven stars
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* [[Tiamat]], the constellation Cetus
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...ellation Hydra has its head nearby. Also close by, beneath the sun, is the constellation of Cancer, the crab.
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...he Offspring of a Dragon. Moreover, a smaller constellation accompanies my constellation, for the high position and throne of my father is always in the sky. So do
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