Since somehow the stars in Middle Earth are the same as in the real world, this constellation is identified in Sindarin is Menelvagor.
Since somehow the stars in Middle Earth are the same as in the real world, this constellation is identified in Sindarin is Menelvagor. This constellation is identified in the Bible three times as "Kesil," which possibly rooted in a word for "hope" for winter rains, as this constellation is known in many cultures as the "Winter Maker." Its role in Arabic astronomy as "the giant" resulted in one of its stars being named for the "giant's sword," or sayf al-jabbar. By one story, the namesake of this constellation was born after three gods peed in a (*) bull's hide and buried it in the ground. Three stars from this constellation are widely thought to have been represented on earth by the Pyramids. Medieval depictions of this constellation typically its namesake holding a lion's skin. The stars in its "belt" are often thought to represent the Magi. For 10 points, what constellation is named for a hunter who was killed by either a scorpion sting or Artemis's arrows.
Since somehow the stars in Middle Earth are the same as in the real world, this constellation is identified in Sindarin is Menelvagor.
Orion