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Delphinus, "The Dolphin", is an ancient constellation located just west of Pegasus. ... The messenger who succeeded in this task was the dolphin Delphinus. Amphitrite was so beguiled by Delphinus' pleadings she relented and returned to Poseidon and became the Queen of the Sea. They had many children.
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www.dibonsmith.com/del_con.htm
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Delphinus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Delphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. It is one of the smaller constellation, ranked 69th in size out of 88. Delphinus was o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinus
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A little summer constellation known as Delphinus is a favorite for its close resemblance to a dolphin. ... The constellation of Delphinus the Dolphin was named after a character from Greek myth. One story has Delphinus as a messenger of Poseidon, sent to the sea nymph Amphitrite to retrieve her for marriage to Poseidon.
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stargazing.suite101.com/article.cfm/observing_delphinus
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There are different stories about the origins of the dolphin constellation. In one, Delphinus is the dolphin sent by the gods to save the drowning musician and poet Arion.
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www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A32778877
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Delphinus was one of Ptolemy's original constellations from around 1200BC. The Greeks may have inherited the dolphin idea from India where it was known as a dolphin even earlier. The Arabs called the constellation Al Ka'ud, "the Riding Camel." Early Christians referred to the four main stars as Job's coffin.
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starryskies.com/The_sky/constellations/delphinus.html
starryskies.com/The_sky/constellations/delphinus.html
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The Constellation ; Delphinus ... The Greeks may have inherited Delphinus from India, where is was also identified with a dolphin or porpoise.
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www.coldwater.k12.mi.us/lms/planetarium/myth/delphinus....
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Apollo, god of music and poetry, placed the dolphin among the constellations, along with the lyre of Arion which is represented by the constellation Lyra. ... Two stars in Delphinus bear the peculiar names Sualocin and Rotanev, which first appeared in the Palermo Catalogue of 1814 compiled by the Italian astronomer...
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www.ianridpath.com/startales/delphinus.htm
www.ianridpath.com/startales/delphinus.htm
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With this mapping the imaginative shapes and legends of the constellations were created. This photo of the constellation Delphinus shows the main "naked eye" stars that make up the shape of "the dolphin" enlarged in their true color.
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www.scienceandart.com/photodelphinus.htm
www.scienceandart.com/photodelphinus.htm
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Yesterday's mystery constellation forms a distinctive trowel-shaped pattern that, though small, you can't fail to miss when your eye lands upon it: Delphinus the Dolphin. ... Delphinus the Dolphin ; By Jeff Kanipe; posted: 07:44 am ... In old England, the constellation was known as Job's Coffin. I think I prefer the Dolphin.
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www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/skywatch_99102...
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/skywatch_991022.html
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