Constellations

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  1. 3. Percy Jackson? Son of the God Zeus and the mortal princess Danae.
  2. 5. The Big Dipper is found in this constellation.
  3. 11. Know as the “Big Dog”.
  4. 13. The twins Castor and Pollux.
  5. 15. Needed to complete twelve labors to return to Mount Olympus and be among the Gods.
  6. 16. Andromeda’s mother. Boasted that she and her daughter were more beautiful than the Nereids, her boast was an insult to the gods.
  7. 19. A dragon in the sky recognized by many ancient cultures.
  8. 20. A legendary hunter. You can easily find this constellation by finding the three stars that make up his belt.
  9. 21. Has a human head and upper body, but the torso of a horse. Chiron is a famous one.
  10. 22. This constellation is a cup that the Gods drink wine from.
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  1. 1. The bull.
  2. 2. Zodiac constellation. Identified with water by almost all ancient cultures.
  3. 4. A many headed snake that Hercules needed to defeat in one of his twelve labors.
  4. 6. Zodiac constellation. Known as the archer. Also a centaur.
  5. 7. The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia boasted that she and her daughter were more beautiful than the Nereids.
  6. 8. Identified with a bird, usually an eagle. Zeus is said to have placed the image of an eagle (this constellation) in the sky.
  7. 9. A winged horse that carries Zeus’ thunderbolts.
  8. 10. Known as the virgin. Associated with almost every major female deity in world-wide early civilizations.
  9. 12. Zodiac constellation. A fish.
  10. 14. Zodiac constellation. Known as a goat or a sea-goat. Started off as an ancient god with a human upper body and the tail of a fish.
  11. 17. A crow associated with the God Apollo.
  12. 18. Its image is a crab. Hera sent a crab named ____ to distract Hercules during one of his twelve labors.