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This constellation has been first mentioned by Ptolemy, the ancient Greek astronomer about years ago. It is quite a big constellation, ranked 13th with an area of square degrees. Centaurus is the Greek word for centaur, half man, half horse. Although it is not completely sure which centaur it represents, it is most commonly believed to be Chiron, the mentor of Achilles, Hercules, Theseus and Perseus.
With Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, this constellation contains 2 top 10 stars when it comes to brightness. With an area of square degrees, Centaurus is the 9th largest constellation.
You can find this group of stars in the southern hemisphere. Cepheus was the Ethiopian king who married Cassiopeia. His daughter was Andromeda, who they sacrificed after Cassiopeia had incurred the wrath of the gods with her vanity. Both Cassiopeia and Andromeda are neighboring constellations. Cepheus was named by Ptolemy, the famous ancient astronomer.
Within this constellation you will find Garnet Star, which is one of the largest stars known in the Milky Way galaxy. Cepheus is found in the northern hemisphere. This constellation was named after queen Berenice II of Egypt. Ptolemy first mentioned Coma Berenices already in the 2nd century AD, but considered it an asterism a small cluster of stars in the constellation Leo.
Corona Borealis which is Latin for the northern crown. She was the daughter of king Minos, the first king of Crete. Ariadne helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur. Ranking 73rd in size and occupying square degrees, it is somewhat bigger than its sister constellation Corona Australis, the southern crown. Corvus means raven or crow in Latin. This was the sacred bird of Apollo in Greek mythology. It was told to have white feathers. Like many other constellations based on myths, Corvus was given its name by Ptolemy, the ancient astronomer. The cup was needed for a ritual at the altar, so Apollo sends his raven, the constellation Corvus, out to get it.
The raven takes its time and comes up with an excuse blaming a water snake, the constellation Hydra.
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Apollo sees through the lies and sends all 3 into the sky where they became constellations. Cygnus , the Latin word for swan. Cygnus is easily recognised as it hosts a famous asterism called the Northern Cross. This constellation was given its name by Ptolemy, the most famous astronomer from the Greco-Roman world.
With square degrees it occupies the 16th place in the ranking of largest constellations. Cygnus has at least 10 stars with planets. The constellation represents the swan Orpheus turned into after dying. The swan was placed next to a lyre, represented by the constellation Lyra. This is Latin and it means dragon. Draco ranks 8th in the list of biggest constellations, occupying square degrees. This constellation has 9 stars with planets.
According to the myth, Draco represents Ladon. This dragon guarded the golden apples in the gardens of Hesperides. This is linked to 1 of the 12 labours of Hercules, which is a neighboring constellation. Hercules is the Latin name for the Greek hero Heracles. Legend goes that Heracles originally was the Sumerian hero Gilgamesh and the constellation was mentioned in Sumerian times as well. Hercules is the 5th largest constellation.
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This constellation is linked to the last labour of Heracles where he has to kill the dragon Ladon, represented by the constellation Draco. Hydra which is Latin for water snake. Of the 88 constellations, Hydra is the largest. It occupies a whopping square degrees in the second quadrant of the southern hemisphere. Corvus the raven blames this water snake after having disappointed Apollo who sent him out to fetch the cup Crater. Other legends say that Hydra is the water snake Hercules was fighting in one of his 12 labours. Hydra was a giant snake with several heads and Ladon the dragon was his brother.
Although it is a Latin name for an animal, there is no mythological backstory to Lynx. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Elizabeth marked it as to-read Aug 31, Ashley marked it as to-read May 09, The Serpent's Cove liked it 3. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. You can find Lupus in the third quadrant of the southern hemisphere.
Leo , Latin for lion. Leo is one of the 12 zodiac star signs. Like the other zodiac constellations, Leo was first documented by Ptolemy, the Greco-Roman astronomer from the 2nd century AD. With square degrees, Leo is one of the biggest constellations in the northern hemisphere. It is suggested that Leo was already a known constellation in Mesopotamian times, going back as far as BC.
In Greek mythology, Leo was the lion that Heracles killed during his first of twelve labours.
Lupus meaning the wolf in Latin. You can find Lupus in the third quadrant of the southern hemisphere. It is one of the few ancient constellations that have no mythical story explaining its existence in the night sky. Lupus has 2 stars with known planets. It occupies an area of square degrees and with that it comes in 46th place in the list of largest constellations.
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Lynx which means lynx in Latin as well. This constellation was created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Although it is a Latin name for an animal, there is no mythological backstory to Lynx.
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Between Auriga and Ursa Major, there was quite the gap filled with stars, so Hevelius created a constellation out of those stars.