DRACO

DRACO IS A CONSTELLATION IN THE NORTHERN SKY

ITS NAME IS LATIN FOR DRAGON

DRACO

• Found in the northern hemisphere
• Draco is around the North Pole
• Draco can been seen all year round

DRACONEM (LATIN TERM) MEANS HUGE SERPENT

DRACO IS FAMOUS THROUGH MYTHOLOGY

MAJOR STARS ARE THUBAN, GAMMA DRACONIS, AND BETA DRACONIS

DRACO IS ACCOCIATED WITH SEVERAL MYTHS, MOST FREQUENTLY 12 LABORS OF HERCULES

DRACO REPRESENTS LADON

HERA PLANTED THE GOLDEN APPLE TREE IN HER GARDEN, MOUNT ATLAS

LABON GAURDED THE GOLDEN APPLE

LADON HAD A HUNDRED HEADS

HERCULES ASKED IF HE COULD STEAL SOME GOLDEN APPLES

HERCULES KILLED LADON WITH HIS POISONED ARROWS

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