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Pisces
The Fishes
OriginAncient
AbbreviationPsc
GenitivePiscium
Pronunciation/ˈpaɪsiːz/ genitive /ˈpɪʃiəm/
PICE-eez
LocationCelestial Equator
Primary StarAlrescha (α Piscium)
Right Ascention 2h 02m Declination +2° 46'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.058h (3.5m)
When the giant monster Typhon attacked Olympus, Aphrodite and her son, Eros, escaped by jumping into a river, turning into fish, and swimming away. To keep from getting separated the two were connected by a cord.
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Pisces as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
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