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Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology.It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the 88 constellations recognised today.
According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Pegasus is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ). The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 飛馬座 (fēi mǎ zuò), meaning "the flying horse ...
In the Western Zhou Empire, Tianma referred to a constellation. [4] Tianma is also associated with Emperor Wu of Han, an aficionado of the Central Asian horse, [5] and the famous poet Li Bo. [6] The bronze statue Gansu Flying Horse is a well-known example.
Pegasus, as the horse of Muses, on the roof of Poznań Opera House (Max Littmann, 1910) Pegasus on ancient cup of Marlik The poet Hesiod presents a folk etymology of the name Pegasus as derived from πηγή pēgē 'spring, well', referring to "the pegai of Okeanos , where he was born".
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope has revealed the sharpest images yet of a portion of a horse-shaped nebula, showing the “mane” in finer detail. The Horsehead Nebula, in the constellation Orion ...
The Heavenly Market Enclosure covers the Greek constellations Serpens, Ophiuchus, Aquila and Corona Borealis, and parts of Hercules. The Three Enclosures are each enclosed by two "wall" asterisms, designated 垣 yuán "low wall, fence; enclosure" (not to be confused with the lunar mansion " "Wall" 壁 ):
A significant part of the northern sky contains several constellations named after the story's figures; in particular, the constellation Andromeda is named after her. The Andromeda tradition, from classical antiquity onwards, has incorporated elements of other stories, including Saint George and the Dragon , introducing a horse for the hero ...
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