(i.e. Drakon). Legend has it that this is the dragon slain by Heracles during one of his labours, and in the sky the dragon is depicted with one foot of Heracles (in the form of the neighbouring constellation Hercules) planted firmly upon its head. This dragon, named Ladon, guarded ...
Antares Draco an Imperial Knight from Star Wars: Legacy Jaq Draco character in Ian Watson's Inquisition War Trilogy Marc Ange Draco James Bond's father,in,law in in the 007 novels Teresa "Tracy" Draco James Bond's wife Draco constellation in the Northern skyDraco...
The origin of the constellation, Draco, and of most dragon lore as well, was probably the female Chaldean dragon Tiamat, the sea serpent who existed even before the sea and sky had been divided from each other, the dragon of chaos. ...
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 ...
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...
Though the code was considerably ameliorated by Solon, its name became a synonym for harsh legislation. Draco, in astronomy Draco [Lat.,=the dragon], northern constellation lying SE of Ursa Minor and N of Lyra and Hercules. It is traditionally depicted as a dragon. Draco contains the ...
Origin:[antiquity] Fully Visible:4°S – 90°N It is difficult to say which Greek myth inspired the constellation's name. The dragon may be the deadly monster Typhon. Or it may represent Ladon, the dragon who guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides. He was slain byHer...
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus. [< Latin < Greekdrákōndragon] Dra•co (ˈdreɪ koʊ) alsoDra•con (-kɒn) n. fl. late 7th centuryb.c., Athenian lawgiver: noted for the severity of his code of laws. ...
The Draconid meteor shower gets its name from the northern constellation of Draco the Dragon, the direction the meteors appear to be coming from. FromLos Angeles Times Weather permitting, the Draconids will be best viewed in the evening, when the constellation of Draco is high in the northern ...