 Aquila is
recognized by several ancients as an eagle. In ancient Greece it was
the eagle that carried the thunderbolts of Jove in his battle with the
Titans. Another myth is that Aquila carried Ganymede,
the son of the king of Troy, to serve as cup bearer to the gods, and
Ganymede became the constellation Aquarius. Aquila stridlles the
celestial equator.
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AQUILA
FACTS
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| Location: |
Aquila
is the constellation of the Northern Hemisphere, prominent in ht
summer months. |
| Fun
Fact: |
The
milky way passes through Aquila, and its brightest star is the first
magnitude star. |
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