DRACO

Location: Portland, OR 97202, USA

Comment : The Draco constellation has been associated with different myths and therefore is said to represent different mythological figures. Yet, the constellation is most often depicted as a mythological dragon named Ladon. This dragon was a guard within the garden of the Hesperides and was responsible for protecting a tree of golden apples. The tree of golden apples was a wedding gift to Hera after marrying Zeus. She asked the Hesperides to guard it for her but also placed Ladon beneath the tree to make sure the Hesperides would not touch the golden apples. Some variations of the myth have suggested that Ladon was not just a dragon but a half-woman-half-serpent creature with 100 heads. As part of Heracles' 12 labours, he had to steal some of the golden apples and killed Ladon in the process. Hera was sad about the killing and placed Ladon in the sky in memory as the Draco constellation, more often referred to simply as the dragon constellation.

Keywords : draco, constellation, galaxy, space, astronomy

Created By : rocksrocksrocks

Created On: April 21, 2024

Found Date : April 28, 2024

Days Since Found : 213

Total Miles Traveled : 3