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Constellations: A Look Into the Night Sky
Ursa Minor
Kn
o
wn as
“the small bear
”
or
“the li
t
tle dipper
.
”
Cassiopeia
Mythological Qu
e
en
c
ondemned
b
y the gods
t
o be
upsid
e
-d
o
wn in the s
k
y
f
or
being boastful
.
Hercules
The gr
e
ek
v
ersion being
Heracles
,
son of
Z
eus
,
was
gi
v
en 12 labors
t
o
c
omple
t
e
t
o red
e
em himsel
f
.
Dra
c
o
Ladon the dragon
,
on
c
e a
guardian of the golden apple
tr
e
e
,
was sla
y
ed
b
y Hercules
.
L
ynx
P
e
ople with the
e
y
esight of a
lynx will spot i
t
.