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Hydra (Chinese Astronomy)
The modern constellation Hydra (constellation), Hydra lies across two of the quadrants, symbolized by the Azure Dragon, Azure Dragon of the East (東方青龍, ''Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng'') and the Vermilion Bird, Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, ''Nán Fāng Zhū Què''), that divide the sky in traditional Traditional Chinese star names#Categories of Chinese traditional uranography, Chinese uranography. The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 長蛇座 (''cháng shé zuò''), which means "the long snake constellation". Stars The map of Chinese constellation in constellation Hydra area consists of: See also *Chinese astronomy *Traditional Chinese star names *Chinese constellations References {{reflist External linksHydra – Chinese associations香港太空館https://web.archive.org/web/20120813070951/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/c_index.htm 研究資源] *中國星區、星官及星名英譯表*台灣自然科學博物館http://aee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydra (constellation)
Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees, and also the longest at over 100 degrees. Its southern end borders Libra and Centaurus and its northern end borders Cancer. It was included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. Commonly represented as a water snake, it straddles the celestial equator. History and mythology Western mythology The Greek constellation of Hydra is an adaptation of a Babylonian constellation: the MUL.APIN includes a "serpent" constellation (MUL.DINGIR.MUŠ) that loosely corresponds to Hydra. It is one of two Babylonian "serpent" constellations (the other being the origin of the Greek Serpens), a mythological hybrid of serpent, lion and bird. The shape of Hydra resembles a twisting snake, and features as such in some Greek myths. One myth associates it with a water snake that a crow served Apollo in a cup when it was sent to fetch water; Apollo saw through the fraud, and angr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
