In Greek mythology, the constellation of Cancer represents the crab that was sent by the goddess Hera to hinder Hercules in one of his battles. The crab latched onto Hercules' foot, but he defeated it by crushing it, leading Hera to place the crab in the sky as a constellation to honor its efforts.
The Crab represnts the sunsign Cancer.
The zodiac symbol for the cancer is the crab
Cancer the Crab
Cancer in Latin means crab, the direction South, heat of summer, and diesease of cancer.
it was a greek legend {coonstellations}
It has to do with the stars that cancer are alignded and form the crab picture
Cancer is often referred to as "The Crab" in astrology. The zodiac sign for Cancer is represented by a crab, symbolizing their protective and nurturing nature.
The Zodiac sign for Cancer appears as a Crab.
If you mean "why is the crab in the zodiac named Cancer", then Cancer is derived from the Latin word for crab. The word for crab in some Latin languages is quite similar to Cancer, such as "cangrejo" in Spanish. The ancient Greeks used the word karkinoma (" creeping ulcer" ) from karkinos the crab, for the disease of cancer. Later the Romans used their own word for crab, cancer, beside the borrowed form carcinoma.
The crab, after the crab nebula.
Cancer is represented by a crab.