CONSTELLATION

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Across
  1. 1. This constellation means “the sails” in Latin. It is one of the three constellations that used to form the larger constellation Argo Navis, which represented the ship of the Argonauts.
  2. 2. "Bird-of-Paradise".
  3. 6. "The chained lady" or "the Princess".
  4. 7. One of the ancient Greek constellations. It means “the oxen-driver”.
  5. 10. This constellation was introduced by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century. It is one of the constellations named after exotic animals.
  6. 11. This constellation represents the lyre of Orpheus, the Greek poet and musician who died at the hands of the Bacchantes.
  7. 12. "The Twins."
  8. 13. Is one of the ancient constellations first catalogued by Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The constellation’s name means “the goat.”
  9. 15. This constellation means "The Unicorn" in Latin.
  10. 18. "The Scorpion".
  11. 19. Is one of the constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius.
Down
  1. 1. One of the Greek constellations. It is associated with Dike, the Greek goddess of justice, holding the scales of justice represented by the neighbouring constellation Libra.
  2. 3. This constellation represents a centaur aiming an arrow toward Antares, the bright star that marks the scorpion’s heart.
  3. 4. This constellation was named after Heracles, the legendary hero from Greek mythology. It is one of the oldest constellations in the sky, dating back to Sumerian times.
  4. 5. Is one of the oldest constellations known. It was first catalog by Ptolemy in the 2nd century.
  5. 8. Is one of the Greek constellations, first catalogued by Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The Greeks called the constellation Deltoton because its shape resembled the Greek letter delta.
  6. 9. This constellation represents the dragon Ladon, the mythical creature with a hundred heads that guarded the gardens of the Hesperides in Greek mythology.
  7. 14. This constellation represents the mythical firebird.
  8. 16. One of the constellations created by Nicolas Lous de Lacaille.
  9. 17. Is one of the southern constellations created by Lacaille in the 18th century. It was originally named Fornax Chemica, after the chemical furnace, a small heater used in chemical experiments.