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2. the point in the sky directly over the observer's head.

3. Big Dipper, Polaris & the Little Dipper, and Cassiopeia

4. the angle of a star above the horizon

5. Hephaestus impregnated Mother Earth with a child, Erichthonius, who was born with the lower body of a snake. Athena pitied the boy and raised him as her own son in the city of Athens where he eventually became king. He became famous for developing the four horse chariot. Often defending Athena's honor, Erichthonius the charioteer was eventually placed in the sky as a reward.

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8. *Orion
*Taurus
*Pleiades
*Perseus
*Auriga
*Canis Major (Big Dog)
*Canis Minor (Little Dog)
*Gemini Twins

9. In the land of Arcadia, Zeus fell in love with the beautiful nymph Callisto. Hera, upon hearing that Callisto had given Zeus a son named Arcas, turned Callisto into a bear. One day Callisto saw her son in the woods and attempted to approach but could only growl. Seeing the bear, Arcas drew his spear and prepared to attack. To protect Callisto, Zeus changed Arcas into a bear also and then placed them both in the northern sky swinging them up by their tails. This is why the tails are so long.

10. Procyon (1st magn.)

11. the place where earth and sky seem to meet.

12. Phaëthon died when he fell out of the chariot of the Sun and into the River Eridanus. His brother Cygnus repeatedly dove in search of Phaëthon. In mercy, The gods transformed him into a swan.

13. *Cygnus, the Swan
*Aquila, the Eagle
*Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish

14. an imaginary line running from the north and south points on the horizon through the zenith

15. (see Hercules story... the crab was sent by Hera, wife of Zeus to stop Hercules on his tasks. He bit Hercules and Hercules crushed the crab. )

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18. Altair

19. The scorpion was sent by Gaia to battle Orion because she felt the hunter was killing too many animals. When Orion and Scorpius killed each other, Zeus maintained peace in the sky by placing the hunter in the winter and the beast in the summer, so they can never see each other.

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21. little dog...winter

22. She is the very beautiful and very vain Queen of Ethiopia (Philistia). Gazing at herself in a mirror, she proclaimed to be more beautiful than the Nereids, which were sea nymphs. As punishment Poseiden demanded that the princess Andromeda be sacrificed to the sea monster, Cetus. After her daughter was saved by Perseus, Cassiopeia plotted with her daughter's ex-fiancée Agenor to kill Perseus. Perseus used the Medusa's head to turn Cassiopeia, Agenor, and his men to stone.

23. no 1st magn. stars, but 6 2nd magn. stars (7 stars)

24. *Vega (2nd brightest star in our sky)

25. *Capella (3rd brightest visible star in Northern hemis.)