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Corvus
The Crow
OriginAncient
AbbreviationCrv
GenitiveCorvi
Pronunciation/ˈkɔːrvəs/ genitive /ˈkɔːrvaɪ/
COR-vus
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarGienah (γ Crv)
Right Ascention 12h 15m Declination -17° 32'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.352 h (21.1 min)
The mythology of Corvus, “The Crow”, is linked with two other constellations in its vicinity; Crater “The Cup” and Hydra “The Serpent”. Apollo was getting ready to make a sacrifice to Zeus when he sent Corvus to fetch a cup of water. When the crow got to the stream, a tasty-looking fig caught his eye. It was not yet ripe, so he decided to wait there until it was. He realized the delay would upset Apollo, so he found a snake and made up a tale about how he had been attacked by it. The god saw through the lie and banished the crow, the cup, and the serpent to the sky.
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Corvus 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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