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  2. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. ... The Greek navigator Pytheas in ca. 320 BC described the celestial pole as devoid of stars.

  3. Ursa Major - Wikipedia

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    Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory.Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. [1]

  4. Pole star - Wikipedia

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    Northern Hemisphere circumpolar stars around Polaris, with a long-exposure producing a star trail photo. A pole star is a visible star that is approximately aligned with the axis of rotation of an astronomical body; that is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of the celestial poles.

  5. Corona Borealis - Wikipedia

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    The Skidi people of Native Americans saw the stars of Corona Borealis representing a council of stars whose chief was Polaris. [77] The constellation also symbolised the smokehole over a fireplace, which conveyed their messages to the gods, as well as how chiefs should come together to consider matters of importance. [78]

  6. Ursa Minor - Wikipedia

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    Ursa Minor (Latin for 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky.As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.

  7. Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Greek mythology has changed over time to accommodate the evolution of their culture, of which mythology, both overtly and in its unspoken assumptions, is an index of the changes. In Greek mythology's surviving literary forms, as found mostly at the end of the progressive changes, it is inherently political, as Gilbert Cuthbertson (1975) has argued.

  8. Cynosure - Wikipedia

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    Cynosure (from Greek Κυνοσούρα kunosoura "dog's tail") may refer to: Polaris, in its role as pole star; metaphorically: a guiding principle; a focus of attention; Cynosura (nymph), nymph in Greek mythology; Cynosure (comics), fictional pan-dimensional city that exists within the First Comics multiverse

  9. Boreads - Wikipedia

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    The Boreads rescuing Phineus from the Harpies, column-krater by the Leningrad Painter, c. 460 BC, Louvre. Due to being sons of the north wind they were supernaturally gifted in different ways (depending on changes in the story from being passed down through generations and cultures) either being as fast as the wind or able to fly, having wings either on their feet or backs, depending on the ...

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