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   Dra·co

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   • 1. a large northern constellation (the Dragon), stretching around the north celestial pole and said to represent the dragon killed by Hercules. It has no bright stars.

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   • 1. used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Draco: "the star Gamma Draconis"

   Word Origin Latin. Draconis is the Latin genitive form of Draco.

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   Draco. Other forms: Dracos. Definitions of Draco. noun. Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC) see more. noun. a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus. synonyms: Dragon.

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   What does Draco mean?

   • Draco is Latin for ‘ dragon ‘ from Greek dracon. ‘Dragon’ seems to be a term for any mysterious snakelike creature in mythology. Dragons are often depicted as having a snake body on four feet. There is no fossil evidence for dragons ever having existed.

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   What is Draco in Greek mythology?

   • Draco (also known as Ancient Greek: Ὄφις, romanized : Ophis, lit. 'serpent') is one of the 48 constellations listed in Ptolemy's Almagest (2nd century), adopted from the list by Eudoxus of Cnidus (4th century BC). Draco was identified with several different dragons in Greek mythology.

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   What is a Draco snake?

   • “The dragon ( draco) is the largest of all the snakes, or of all the animals on earth. The Greeks call it drakon, whence the term is borrowed into Latin so that we say draco. It is often drawn out of caves and soars aloft, and disturbs the air.

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   Why is Draco called a draconian?

   • The word draconian came into being to describe to the nature of Draco, an Athenian legislator. Draco (620 B.C.) produced a comprehensive set of laws for the city-state, perhaps the first such written code of laws in European history, a code mostly concerned with criminal law [ 12 ].

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4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › dracoDRACO definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

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   Draco in American English. (ˈdreikou) noun Word forms: Latin genitive Draconis (dreiˈkounɪs, drə-) Astronomy. the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. The north pole of the ecliptic is in Draco.

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   Draco Definition. A large N constellation containing the north pole of the ecliptic; the Dragon. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

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   “The dragon (draco) is the largest of all the snakes, or of all the animals on earth. The Greeks call it drakon, whence the term is borrowed into Latin so that we say draco. It is often drawn out of caves and soars aloft, and disturbs the air.

8. www.grunge.com › 702061The Mythology Behind The Draco Constellation Explained - Grunge

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   Dec 9, 2021 · Draco is a dragon immortalized in a humiliating situation. yoshi0511/Shutterstock. Per Constellation Guide, the main myth was Greek, about one of the labors of Hercules. He had to get golden apples from a tree — but not just any tree.

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   Draco definition, the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus. See more.