Draco Research Paper

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the “Draco” constellation because I really like dragons and I searched the history and I liked it. Its name means “dragon” in Latin, this constellation represents the dragon from the gardens of the Hesperides in Greek mythology. Draco was catalogued by a Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century, it is a circumpolar constellation; it never sets below the horizon. This is the larger largest constellation in the night sky; it has nine stars and one Messier object.

MYTHS:

In the Greek myth Draco represents Ladon, the dragon that guarded the golden apples in the gardens of the Hesperides. The golden tree in her garden on Mount Atlas and tasked Atla’s daughters, the Hesperides, with guarding it. She also placed the dragon Ladon around the tree so that the Hesperides would not pick any apples from it. As part of his 12 labours, Heracles was asked to steal some golden apples from the tree. He killed Ladon with hid poisoned arrows and took the apples. Saddened by the dragon´s death,
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In Roman mythology, Draco was one of the Giant Titans who warred with the Olympian gods for ten years. He was killed in the battle by the goddess Minerva and thrown into the sky, where it froze around the North Pole.

MY MYTH:

Millions years ago a powerful dragon came from the great China to an unknown place called Chichen Itza, the people were brown skin and dressed funny tiny colorful clothes. The dragon was confused by their mores but he watched them 2 nights and 3 days, the 3rd night the dragon came down from the mountain where he was resting to complete his mission. Everyone in there took their weapons and threaten the dragon, the dragon clear his throat and spat a fireball. He told the others “I am not here looking for a fight, I came here

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