An object resembling a ploughshare held in the creature’s paws has fancifully been said to have given name to the adjacent Plough. The hieroglyph for this Hippopotamus was used for the heavens in general; while the constellation is supposed to have been a symbol of IsisHathor, Athor, or ...
proper nounastronomyAcircumpolarconstellationof thenorthernsky, said to resemble adragon. It features a line of stars (includingThuban) that winds betweenUrsa MajorandUrsa Minor. proper nounThe name of anAthenianlawgiver, known for theseverityof his laws. ...
Draco's name, like those of many members of his maternal family, the House of Black, is derived from that of a constellation. [Draco is also known as the Dragon; Draco translates into 'dragon' in Latin and 'serpent' in Greek. The constellation is connected to multiple legends in Greek ...
The origin of the name should be clear. Draco is Latin for dragon, ultimately from the ancient Greek drakōn, meaning serpent. Draco is also the name of a constellation of stars, and of the first lawgiver in ancient Athens, which is where we got the word draconian from. Which is of ...
northern circumpolar constellation representing a dragon, from Latindraco"huge serpent, dragon," from Greekdrakon(seedragon). The star pattern has been identified as such since ancient times. Entries linking toDraco dragon(n.) mid-13c.,dragoun, a fabulous animal common to the conceptions of many...
Draco had many surnames before I settled on ‘Malfoy’. At various times in the earliest drafts he is Smart, Spinks or Spungen. His Christian name comes from a constellation – the dragon – and yet his wand core is of unicorn.