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Lupus
The Wolf
OriginAncient
AbbreviationLup
GenitiveLupi
Pronunciation/ˈljuːpəs/ genitive /-paɪ/
LOOP-us
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary Starα Lupi
Right Ascention 15h 12m Declination -52° 06'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.437 h (26.2 min)
Lupus, “The Wolf”, was called Therion by the ancient Greeks.  It was an unspecified wild animal.  Centaurus, the centaur has it impaled on a spear, ready to sacrifice the beast on the altar, Ara.  The Babylonians new this constellation as a wolf.
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Lupus as depicted by Johannes Hevelius in his Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia (1687). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
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