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When Hercules was fighting Hydra, the nine headed serpant monster, a crab scurried up and pinched Hercules' toe. This crab was a distraction in the battle, and Hercules killed it. The greek goddes Hera was impressed with the crab, and showed it's picture up in the sky.
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What is cancer constellation is the?
it is a star of a crab that reprsents cancer
Why did the constellation pyxis get its name?
Greek mythology.
When was cancer the constellation discovered?
The constellation of cancer has been around for around 5 millions years. Cancer is a zodiac constellation and is represented by the crayfish or crab.
What is the distance to earth from cancer?
If you mean the constellation cancer, there is no such thing as a "distance to a constellation". It just doesn't make sense. A constellation is basically a general direction in space.
Why do they call the disease cancer and is it related to the constellation cancer or the tropic of cancer?
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What is a special feature found in cancer constellation?
Aside from Cancer being the dimmest zodiacal constellation, the planet Mars is in Cancer (as of 4/21/10)
In greek mythology who became the m and w constellation?
Cassiopeia is the w. She was a queen in Greek mythology.
What is the constellation named after the unicorn called?
There is no constellation named after the unicorn, but there is Pegasus the flying horse from Greek mythology.
How many stars does cancer constellation have?
5 stars are there in cancer
What is the surface temp for the constellation cancer?
A constellation has no surface, it is an imaginary pattern of stars.
What constellation is most visible from Canada?
The absolute most common constellation is cancer
A spring constellation the crab?
Cancer.
