| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ursa Major | Bear, Callipso thrown into sky after being turned into a bear |
| Merak, Dubhe | Ursa Major, points towards North Star |
| Ursa Minor | Bear, Arcas thrown into sky after being turned into a bear |
| Polaris | Ursa Minor, north star |
| Scorpio | Scorpion, warns against man's arrogance |
| Antares | Scorpio, red supergiant, 15th brightest star |
| Orion | Scolider, claimed to be able to kill any animal, turned into a scorpion |
| Betelgeuse | Orion's left shoulder, 1000x larger than the sun |
| Rigel | Orion, brightest star within said constellation |
| Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka | Orion's belt, East to west respectively, three of the brightest stars |
| Leo | Was a ruthless lion, strangled to death by Hercules |
| Regulus, Denebola | Leo; two, huge, bright stars |
| Hercules | Warrior with club, son of Zeus |
| M13 cluster | Hercules, star cluster, visible from Earth with telescope |
| Sagitarrius | Archer, centaur, praised by Zeus |
| Lagoon Cluster, Omega Nebula | Contained within Sagitarrius |
| Virgo | Virgin woman, with a piece of grain |
| Spica | Virgo, brightest star in the constellation |
| Taurus | Bull, Was Zeus disguised to sleep with Europa |
| Aldebaran, Pleiades | Taurus, stars in the west |
| Cassiopeia | Looks like a queen |
| Andromeda | Greek princess, tied to stone |
| Andromeda Galaxy | Andromeda, spiral galaxy, closest to Milky Way |
| Alpheratz | Andromeda & Pegasus, brightest star in said constellation |
| Perseus | Solider with sword, holding Medusa's head |
| Mirfak | Perseus, brightest star in said constellation |
| Algol | Perseus, most famous star, "Medusa's eye" |
| Pegasus | Winged horse constellation |
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