Talk:Camelopardalis

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"Invented"? How does somebody invent a constellation? RickK 08:32, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)

"Created" is probably a better term. JYolkowski 22:02, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Or "newly designated" or "newly identified". ~~~~ 20:29, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"Invented" seems better than "recorded" to me. The latter seems to imply (wrongly) that constellations are sitting there waiting to be discovered and named, like stars or planets! Gdr 19:17, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

They are! If planets and stars sit awaiting being discovered, then the constellations are too. Rursus 19:55, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Bah, we don't invent stars or planets. Locations of stars are of course natural, but star patterns are purely human inventions. Especially those which are created only to fill empty space between the older and more conspicuous patterns. Unless you'er one of those who believe that a piece of artwork already exist somewhere and the job of an artist is to discover it. ;)--JyriL ^talk 23:45, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Greek myth

The article says:

However, as a desert, together with other features in the Zodiac sign of Gemini (i.e. the Milky Way, and the constellations Gemini, Orion, Auriga, and Canis Major), this may be the origin of the myth of the cattle of Geryon, which forms one of The Twelve Labours of Herakles.

I'm intrigued. What's the evidence for this claim? Gdr 19:17, 30 September 2005 (UTC)