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| Capricornus
| | Meaning | | The Sea Goat | | Abbreviation | | Cap | | Pronunciation | | Cap-re-corn-us | | Hemisphere | | Equatorial | | Zodiac | | Yes | | Creator | | Ptolemy | | Size (sq. deg.) | | 413.947 | | Size (position) | | 40 | | Size (percentage) | | 1 | | Software (Picture) | | Night Vision (B.Simpson) | | Constellations that surround | | Aquarius | | | Aquila | | | Sagittarius | | | Microscopium | | | Piscis Austrinus | | | | Principle Stars | | Dabih | | | | Nebulas\Galaxies | | M30 | | |
Legend / Myth |
Usually referred to as Amalthea, the goat that suckled the infant Zeus when his mother Rhea saved her son from Cronos, his father. Another story has Pan, the goat god who was attacked by Typhon, the sea monster. Pan dived into the water, the lower part turned into a fish but the top part remained a goat.
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