Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 377
Photo by Anderson Laocoon Museum of Vatican, Rome Ophiuchus and Serpens 271 from the earliest times. The space between v and e Ser-pentis was called by the Chinese the Enclosure of theHeavenly Market. The head of the Serpent is represented by an X -shapedgroup of stars, just south of the Northern… … ORIONTHE GIANT HUNTER Orion kneeling in his starry niche. Lowell. The constellation Orion has been the admiration of allages, and vies with Ursa Major and the famous Pleiadesin historical and mythological interest. It is beyond ques-tion the most brilliant of the constellations, containingas it…
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