Corvus (constellation) in the context of "Coronis (lover of Apollo)"

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⭐ Core Definition: Corvus (constellation)

Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name means "crow" in Latin. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it depicts a raven, a bird associated with stories about the god Apollo, perched on the back of Hydra the water snake. The four brightest stars, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Beta Corvi, form a distinctive quadrilateral or cross-shape in the night sky.

With an apparent magnitude of 2.59, Gamma Corvi—also known as Gienah—is the brightest star in the constellation. It is an aging blue giant around four times as massive as the Sun. The young star Eta Corvi has been found to have two debris disks. Three star systems have exoplanets, and a fourth planetary system is unconfirmed. TV Corvi is a dwarf nova—a white dwarf and brown dwarf in very close orbit.

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👉 Corvus (constellation) in the context of Coronis (lover of Apollo)

In Greek mythology, Coronis (/kɒˈrəʊnɪs/; Ancient Greek: Κορωνίς, romanized: Korōnís) is a Thessalian princess and a lover of the god Apollo. She was the daughter of Cleophema and Phlegyas, king of the Lapiths. By Apollo she became the mother of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. While she was still pregnant, she slept with a mortal man named Ischys and was subsequently killed by either the god or his sister Artemis for her betrayal. After failing to heal her, Apollo rescued their unborn child by performing a caesarean section. She was turned into a constellation after her death.

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Constellation → Southern Celestial Hemisphere → Crow → Latin → Ptolemy → Apollo → Hydra (constellation) → Gamma Corvi → Delta Corvi → Epsilon Corvi → Beta Corvi → Quadrilateral → Cross → Apparent magnitude → Blue giant → Solar mass → Eta Corvi → Debris disk → Exoplanet → Planetary system → TV Corvi → Dwarf nova → White dwarf → Brown dwarf → Binary star →