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• Andromeda — The princess of Greek myth, chained to a rock as a sacrifice and rescued by Perseus.
• Aquila — The eagle that carried Zeus's thunderbolts along the Milky Way.
• Aries — The ram of the Golden Fleece and the first constellation of the zodiac.
• Auriga — The charioteer, often identified with the inventor of the four-horse chariot.
• Bootes — The herdsman who drives the Great Bear around the celestial pole.
• Canis Major — The larger of Orion's hunting dogs, home to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
• Canis Minor — The smaller of Orion's hunting dogs.
• Carina — The keel of Argo Navis, the ship of Jason and the Argonauts.
• Cassiopeia — The vain queen, mother of Andromeda, set among the stars on her throne.
• Cygnus — The swan flying the length of the Milky Way.
• Eridanus — The celestial river winding across the southern sky.
• Gemini — The twins Castor and Pollux, patrons of sailors.
• Leo — The Nemean lion slain by Hercules.
• Lyra — The lyre of Orpheus, whose music moved stones and beasts.
• Orion — The great hunter, one of the most recognisable figures in the sky.
• Perseus — The hero who slew Medusa and rescued Andromeda.
• Piscis Austrinus — The southern fish, drinking the water poured out by Aquarius.
• Scorpius — The scorpion that stung Orion, low in the summer sky.
• Taurus — The bull charging across the sky, carrying the Pleiades on its shoulder.
• Ursa Major — The Great Bear, containing the Plough that circles the pole.
• Ursa Minor — The Little Bear, holding Polaris, the North Star, at the tip of its tail.
• Virgo — The maiden of the harvest — Demeter, Astraea, goddess of the grain.