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Diverse Universe

World Bibliography

World constellation

Draco

Draco image

About Draco

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    Draco/Dragon
  • Katakana, Onyomi
    Draco/Dragon

Draco was established by Claudius Ptolemy and is constellation that is visible in the northern sky almost all year round and never sinks below the horizon.

There are many theories about Draco, but one is that it was a fire-breathing dragon that guarded a golden apple tree in the garden of the Hesperides, at the western edge of the world.

According to legend, the dragon accidentally dozed off and the apples were stolen, but as a reward for watching over the apple tree for a long time, the apples were made into constellation.


[Source of the story]

Encyclopedia of constellation, New Edition, Kawade Shobo Shinsha Co., Ltd. (February 2011)
First constellation Guide, Seibundo Shinkosha Co., Ltd. (July 2001)
constellation Astronomical Observation Picture Book, Seibidoshuppan (2002)

The Story of Draco​

Even the same constellation is viewed and has different anecdotes depending on the era.
We will introduce stories about Draco in different eras and regions.

Mesopotamian civilization

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Ancient Egyptian Civilization

Lelet

One of the unique constellation invented by the ancient Egyptians was the Hippopotamus constellation, Lelet. The Swiss…
Ancient Greece

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Chinese Civilization

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Ainu

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Edo period Japan

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Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations

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Africa Region

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Hawaii, Polynesia

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South Asia

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  • Mesopotamian civilization
  • Ancient Egyptian Civilization
  • Ancient Greece
  • Chinese Civilization
  • Ainu
  • Edo period Japan
  • Modern Japan
  • Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations
  • Ancient South American civilizations
  • Africa Region
  • Hawaii, Polynesia
  • South Asia

Mesopotamian civilization

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Lelet

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  • Katakana, Onyomi
    Lelet

Ancient Egyptian Civilization

One of the unique constellation invented by the ancient Egyptians was constellation Lelet, or Hippopotamus. Swiss researcher Kurt Locher estimated the northern sky map in his research.

The head of the constellation is formed by the stars Pi, Rho, ε, Tau, Uxis and Draco.

Hippopotamuses have lived in the Nile basin since at least the New Kingdom, and hippopotamus statues and hippopotamus goddesses are said to have been worshiped.

  • Traditional Region
    Egypt
  • Local Language Expressions
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  • Tradition period
    Around 1937 BC ~
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    right ascension (a): 15h30m to 20h05m
    declination (d): 61° to 73°
    (Northern sky map estimated by Locher)
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    The constituent stars have been identified
Source of the story
"The Origin of constellation" Seibundo Shinkosha, Jiro Kondo/Author

Ancient Greece

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Chinese Civilization

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Ainu

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Edo period Japan

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Modern Japan

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Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations

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Ancient South American civilizations

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Africa Region

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Hawaii, Polynesia

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