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  1. Troy (22846 bytes)
    3: ...[Anatolia]], close to the seacoast in what is now northwest [[Turkey]], southwest of the [[Dardanelles...
    5: ...pire|Byzantine]] times. The Roman city of Celeia (now [[Celje]] in [[Slovenia]]) has been referred to ...
    7: ...vealed several cities built in succession to one another. One of the earlier cities (Troy VIIa) is oft...
    10: ...inor]] (or Little Asia, now [[Turkey]]). Troy is known for its riches gained from port trade with east...
    14: ...of [[Sinope]], and [[Lydia]]ns move into [[Asia Minor]]. The [[Persia]]ns invade in 546 B.C.
  2. Hermes (10248 bytes)
    6: ... the wind may transfer objects from one place to another, and with the transition to the afterlife.
    18: ... Pheneos in [[Arcadia]], where festivals in his honor were called ''Hermoea''.
    30: === Hermes' [[iconography]] ===
    48: ...s]]. He had gone to the Mares with his friend, [[Herakles]].
    73: ## [[Eunomia]]
  3. Taurus (constellation) (2696 bytes)
    1: ...]] to the west and [[Gemini]] to the east; to the north lie [[Perseus (constellation)|Perseus]] and [[...
    3: ==Notable features==
    7: ==Notable deep sky objects==
    9: ...e east of the constellation lies one of the best known [[open cluster]]s, easily visible to the eye, t...
    13: ...een on Earth on [[July 4]], [[1054]], was bright enough to be seen by day. It is mentioned in Chinese ...
  4. Aquarius (4770 bytes)
    32: notes=}}
    33: ...is found in a region often called the [[Sea (astronomy)|Sea]] due to its profusion of watery constella...
    35: == Notable features ==
    48: == Notable deep sky objects ==
    54: ...laimed the [[Age of Aquarius]]. However, there is no standard definition for astrological ages, so the...
  5. Aries (2808 bytes)
    4: == Notable features ==
    9: == Notable deep sky objects ==
    10: ...e constellation's northern corner), and NGC 1156 (northwest of δ).
    16: ...|Helle]] to Colchis to escape their stepmother [[Ino]]. Helle fell off into the sea which later became...
    18: ..., which forms part of [[The Twelve Labours]] of [[Herakles]].
  6. Capricornus (6733 bytes)
    2: ...is in an area of the sky known as the [[Sea (astronomy)|Sea]]. Capricornus is one of the 88 modern co...
    4: == Notable features ==
    8: ...rn for the sun's rebirth might have rendered astronomical and astrological observation of this region ...
    10: ...ne on earth where the sun is directly overhead at noon on that solstice.
    12: ... location or name of ''Augeas'' is not currently known. However, during the classical period of Greek ...
  7. Leo (2655 bytes)
    4: ==Notable features==
    7: ...stralis (ε Leonis), make up the asterism known as the Sickle. These stars represent the head a...
    13: ==Notable deep sky objects==
    17: ... been a source of the tale) which was killed by [[Herakles]] during one of his [[The Twelve Labours|twelve l...
    20: ...[July 23]] - [[August 22]]) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sig...
  8. Gemini (3325 bytes)
    2: ...nx]] to the north and [[Monoceros]] and [[Canis Minor]] to the south. The [[Gemini program]] is named ...
    4: ==Notable features==
    8: ...ion in [[1930]], near the star Wasat (δ Geminorum).
    10: ==Notable deep sky objects==
    12: ...ht-years from earth. It is northwest of η Geminorum, near the western edge of the constellation.
  9. Libra (2626 bytes)
    1: ...t is a fairly inconspicuous constellation and has no [[star]] of [[apparent magnitude|first magnitude]...
    3: ==Notable features==
    8: *β Librae, Zubeneschamali ("northern claw");
    16: ...), is the youngest of the Zodiac and the only one not to represent a living creature. In later [[Greek...
    18: ...[Hesperides]], one of [[The Twelve Labours]] of [[Herakles]].
  10. Cancer (constellation) (2093 bytes)
    2: ...(constellation)|Lynx]] to the north and [[Canis Minor]] and [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydra]] to the sou...
    4: == Notable deep sky objects ==
    5: Cancer is best noted among stargazers as the home of [[Praesepe]] (...
    9: ...naean Hydra]], one of [[The Twelve Labours]] of [[Herakles]], with which it is associated.
    12: ...([[June 21]] - [[July 22]]) differs from the astronomical constellation and the Hindu astrological sig...
  11. Pisces (2984 bytes)
    4: ==Notable features==
    6: ...Piscium is called Alrisha, "the knot," being the knot that ties the two fishes together.
    8: ...stial equator heading northward, the [[vernal equinox]], is found about 8� south of the star ω...
    10: ==Notable deep-sky objects==
    12: ...n attractive but dim spiral galaxy, is found just northeast of η Piscium.
  12. Sagittarius (3908 bytes)
    6: ==Notable features==
    7: ...astroinfo.org/Sgr/] [http://www.flandrau.org/astronomy/skywatchers/picupclose.php?picid=89]
    9: The α star, [[Rukbat]], is nowhere near the brightest star of the constellation...
    11: ==Notable deep-sky objects==
    16: ...iated with the galactic centre is also here. Astronomers believe that Sagittarius A may contain a [[su...
  13. Ursa Minor (3030 bytes)
    1: ...[[Ptolemy]]. It is notable as the location of the north [[celestial pole]], although this will change ...
    3: ==Notable features==
    4: ...e end of the dipper handle is [[Polaris]], the "''North''" or "''Pole Star''".
    8: ...and now found as the adjective ''septentrional'' (northern) in [[French language|French]] and [[Spanis...
    16: ...tury B.C.]] by the [[Hellenic Greece|Greek]] astronomer [[Thales|Thales of Miletus]], but was certainl...

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