Draco Constellation by BN18 Pin

A constellation is a group of stars that appear to be close together but are actually very distant from each other. Many ancient civilizations drew imaginary lines between these stars and created virtual silhouettes in the sky. And with them great mythological stories. In Greek mythology this constellation is known thanks to the eleventh task entrusted to Hercules. In it he was to get the apples from the tree of Gaia in the garden of the Hesperides, where Hera had placed Ladon, the hundred-headed dragon, as protector. Hera was very sorry for the loss of her brave guardian of the garden of the Hesperides, for which she placed him in the firmament around the north pole. The constellation features one of the legs of Hercules on the head ...