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Lyra (Latin for 'lyre', from Ancient Greek: λύρα; pronounced: / ˈ l aɪ r ə / LY-rə) [2] is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy , and is one of the modern 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union .
Lyra is a feminine given name of Greek and Latin origin meaning lyre. [1] It is usually given in reference to the constellation and the Greek myth that inspired its naming. [ 2 ] The name has associations with music and harmony and the night sky .
Vega is the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra. α Lyrae ( Latinised to Alpha Lyrae ) is the star's Bayer designation . The traditional name Vega (earlier Wega [ 15 ] ) comes from a loose transliteration of the Arabic word wāqi' ( Arabic : واقع ) meaning "falling" or "landing", via the phrase an-nasr al-wāqi' ( Arabic ...
Urcuchillay, sometimes spelled as Urcachillay, [1] was a god worshiped by Incan herders, believed to be a multicolored male llama who watched over animals. [2] It was said to be the incarnation of the constellation Lyra, [3] as Urcuchillay was the name given to both the constellation and the deity.
The earliest reference to the word "lyre" is the Mycenaean Greek ru-ra-ta-e, meaning "lyrists" and written in the Linear B script. [5] In classical Greek, the word "lyre" could either refer specifically to an amateur instrument, which is a smaller version of the professional cithara and eastern-Aegean barbiton, or "lyre" can refer generally to all three instruments as a family. [6]
Zhinü is the goddess of weaving and the star Vega in Chinese mythology. She was the youngest of seven daughters of the Jade Emperor. It is believed that she weaved her father’s royal robes out of the clouds. [1] [2] [3] She is identified as the star Vega in the constellation Lyra.
According to Diodorus Siculus:. This wedding of Cadmus and Harmonia was the first, we are told, for which the gods provided the marriage-feast, and Demeter, becoming enamoured of Iasion, presented him with the fruit of the corn, Hermes gave a lyre (lyra), Athena the renowned necklace and a robe and a flute (), and Electra the sacred rites of the Great Mother of the Gods, as she is called ...
Lyra (Lyr), an astronomical constellation Light-year (ly or lyr), an astronomical unit of distance LYR (band) or Land Yacht Regatta, a band led by British poet laureate Simon Armitage