Constellation

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Andromeda

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In Greek mythology, Andromeda is the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. When Cassiopeia'shubris leads her to boast that Andromeda is more beautiful than the Nereids, Poseidon, influenced by Hades, sends a sea monster,Cetus, to ravage Aethiopia as divine punishment.[1] Andromeda is stripped and chained naked to a rock as a sacrifice to sate the monster, but is saved from death byPerseus.

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Antlia

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Antlia (/ˈæntliə/; from Ancient Greek ἀντλία) is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name means "pump" and it specifically represents an air pump. The constellation was created in the 18th century from an undesignated region of sky, so the stars comprising Antlia are faint. Antlia is bordered by Hydra the sea snake, Pyxis the compass,Vela the sails, and Centaurus the centaur. This group of constellations is prominent in the southern sky in late winter and spring.NGC 2997, a spiral galaxy, and the Antlia Dwarf Galaxy lie within Antlia's borders.

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Apus

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Apus is a faint constellation in the southern sky, first defined in the late 16th century. Its name means "no feet" in Greek, and it represents a bird-of-paradise (which were once believed to lack feet). It is bordered byTriangulum Australe, Circinus, Musca,Chamaeleon, Octans, Pavo and Ara. Itsgenitive is "Apodis".

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Aquarius

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Aquarius is one of the oldest of the recognized constellations along the zodiac(the sun's apparent path).[2] It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is found in a region often called the Sea due to its profusion of constellations with watery associations such as Cetus the whale, Piscesthe fish, and Eridanus the river.[

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Aquila

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Aquila is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird who carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greco-Roman mythology.

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Ara

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In ancient Greek mythology, Ara was identified as the altar where the gods first made offerings and formed an alliance before defeating the Titans.[1] The nearby Milky Wayrepresents the smoke rising from the offerings on the altar.

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Aries

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Aries came to represent specifically the ram whose fleece became the Golden Fleece of Ancient Greek mythology, it has represented a ram since late Babylonian times.

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Auriga

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In Greek mythology, Auriga is often identified as the mythological Greek hero Erichthonius of Athens, the chthonic son of Hephaestuswho was raised by the goddess Athena. Erichthonius was generally credited to be the inventor of the quadriga, the four-horse chariot, which he used in the battle against the usurper Amphictyon, the event that made Erichthonius the king of Athens.[10][11] His chariot was created in the image of the Sun's chariot, the reason Zeus placed him in the heavens.[12] The Athenian hero then dedicated himself to Athena and soon after, Zeus raised him into the night sky in honor of his ingenuity and heroic deeds.

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Boötes

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Boötes is traditionally depicted as a herdsman with two hunting dogs on a leash and a club in his other hand. In the sky, Boötes follows Ursa Major around the pole. In one story, the constellation represents a ploughman driving the oxen in the Ursa Major constellation, followed by his two dogs, Asterion and Chara (represented by the constellation Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs). The ploughman’s oxen are tied to the polar axis and their movement keeps the skies in constant rotation

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Caelum

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There are no myths associated with Caelum. It is one of the constellations introduced by the French astronomer Lacaille in the 18th century. Lacaille named his constellations after various instruments and tools, not stories and myths.

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Camelopardalis

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Giraffe constellation is a large, faint grouping of stars in the northern sky.
 Having a long neck like a camel and spots like a leopard.

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Cancer

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 Hera had sent Karkinos to distract Heracles and put him at a disadvantage during the battle, but Heracles quickly dispatched the crab by kicking it with such force that it was propelled into the sky.

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Canes Venatici

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Its name is Latin for "hunting dogs", and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as representing the dogs of Boötes the Herdsman, a neighboring constellation.

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Canis Major

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 Its name is Latin for "greater dog" in contrast to Canis Minor, the "lesser dog"; both figures are commonly represented as following the constellation of Orion the hunter through the sky. The Milky Waypasses through Canis Major and several open clusters lie within its borders, most notablyM41.

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Canis Minor

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 Its name is Latin for "lesser dog", in contrast to Canis Major, the "greater dog"; both figures are commonly represented as following the constellation of Orion the hunter.

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Capricornus

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the constellation is sometimes identified as Amalthea, the goat that suckled the infant Zeus after his mother,Rhea, saved him from being devoured by his father, Cronos. The goat's broken horn was transformed into the cornucopia or horn of plenty.Capricornus is also sometimes identified as Pan, the god with a goat's head, who saved himself from the monster Typhon by giving himself a fish's tail and diving into a river.

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Carina

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Carina was once a part of Argo Navis, the great ship of Jason and the Argonauts who searched for the Golden Fleece.

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Cassiopeia

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Cassiopeia is Andromeda's mother and wife of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia. The Queen Cassiopeia boasted of the beauty of his daughter, and compared with the Nereids, daughters of the sea god Nereus. These, outraged at such audacity, Poseidon asked him in response revenge and sending the sea monster (Cetus) to the shores of the country, causing considerable evils. 

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Centaurus

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Chiron was abandoned by his parents and lived on Mount Pelion. He educated great heroes like Achilles, Asclepius and Jason. Heracles was wounded accidentally by one of his arrows poisoned with the blood of the Hydra of Lerna. Chiron, being immortal, did not die but he could heal, until Prometheus exchanged with immortality. In another version, however, the arrow accidentally wounded Chiron gave him in death and Zeus placed him among the constellations.

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Cepheus

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Cepheus, king of Ethiopia
Husband of Cassiopeia
Father of Andromeda

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Cetus

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Cassiopeia was so proud of her beauty, and rival the Nereids, they called Poseidon, god of the seas, revenge and in response he sent the sea monster (Cetus) to the shores of the country, causing great evils. 
Cepheus consulted the oracle of Ammon, who advised exposing sacrifice Andromeda tied to a rock on the cliff for a victim of the monster. So, Andromeda was offered to Cetus.

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Chamaeleon

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Chamaeleon The Chameleon, is one of many formed by astronomer Keyzer early 1600s. Is generally poor, and we can only find a planetary nebula and galaxies very weak.

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Circinus

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This constellation was created in the eighteenth century, and was introduced by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, who had a fascination with science secular, and took out numerous constellations name. Since it is a creation of the eighteenth century, it was not visible to the cultures of the Mediterranean, so no pre Mythology eighteenth century associated with this constellation.