Chariot driver constellation
charioteer: 2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Auriga. driver- someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle. 2. Charioteer- a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way. Auriga. The Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (some are seasonally visible in the Southern Hemisphere): Andromeda, the princess Antlia, the pump Aquila, the eagle Auriga, the chariot driver Bootes, the herdsman Caelum, the chisel Camelopardalis, the giraffe Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs Canis Major, the big dog Canis Minor, the little dog.
• The driver of a chariot • (cap.)the constellation Auriga • A constellation. See Auriga, and Wagones • A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere • Tank destroyer based on Cromwell cruiser chassis (UK). It is uncertain if a chariot should be part of this constellation. Auriga was the Latin word for a charioteer, or driver of a chariot, and in most classical writings the constellation was meant to represent a charioteer, with or without goats, and the Greeks had the name Eniochos, ‘the holder of the reins’. But on Assyrian tablets Auriga. In some Chinese mythology, the W is incorporated in a chariot driver constellation, with Gamma Cassiopeiae representing the whip (“Tsih” in Chinese). in Greek mythology, Cassiopeia is a queen whose boasts about her beauty land her and her royal family in big trouble. The "W" shape here is upside-down. Source: Johannes Hevelius.
the driver of a chariot. Auriga, Charioteernoun. a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way. UK English definition of CHARIOTEER along with additional meanings, example sentences, 1A chariot driver. the CharioteerThe constellation Auriga. Capella is a bright star in the constellation Auriga. with the idea of a man driving a chariot, but it's a noticeable pattern and easy to find.
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