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constellation

n.

group of stars, configuration of stars, zodiac, sign of the zodiac, stars, planets. see also star 1, zodiac.

Commonly recognized constellations include: Southern Cross, Orion, Cancer, Taurus, Big Dipper, Ursa Major, Great Bear, Little Dipper, Little Bear, Ursa Minor, Leo, Leo Minor, Draco, Pegasus, Aries, Gemini, Virgo, Aquarius, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cygnus, Pictor, Pisces;

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The ancient Greeks associated this constellation with many myths.
The Greeks personified the constellation Andromeda as a woman with her arms extended and chained.
The constellation Orion is mentioned by Homer (Il.
The Greeks identified this constellation with the nymph Callisto, placed in the heavens by Zeus in the form of a bear together with her son Arcas as " bear-warder," or Arcturus; they named it Arctos, the she-bear, Helice, from its turning round the pole-star.
Although not an astronomical work, several constellation subjects are introduced.

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