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zodiacal constellation comparison table

Subject	has historical origin	has historical image	has synonym	has boundary	has acronym	has genitive
Aquarius	a constellation which the Sun passes through		Water Bearer		Aqr	Aquarii
Aries	the ram sent by Hermes to carry the abused children of the King of Thessaly to safety		Ram	defined in equatorial coordinates	Ari	Arietis
Cancer	the crab sent by Hera to distract Hercules from his battle with the Hydra		Crab		Cnc	Cancri
Capricornus	a goat with a fish tail		Goat		Cap	Capricorni
Gemini	the twins Castor and Pollux, Greek heroes Jason led on his voyages on the Argo		Twins		Gem	Geminorum
Leo	the Nemean Lion strangled to death by Hercules		Lion		Leo	Leonis
Libra	a constellation which the Sun passes through		Scales	defined in equatorial coordinates	Lib	Librae
Ophiuchus	a constellation which the Sun passes through		Serpent Bearer		Oph	Ophiuchi
Pisces	a constellation which the Sun passes through		Fishes		Psc	Piscium
Sagittarius	a constellation which the Sun passes through		Archer		Sgr	Sagittarii
Scorpius	beast that killed the Great Hunter, Orion		Scorpion		Sco	Scorpii
Taurus	beast hunted by Orion, also Zeus in a disguise used to elope with Europa		Bull	defined in equatorial coordinates	Tau	Tauri
Virgo	a constellation which the Sun passes through		Virgin		Vir	Virginis

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