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Constellation
Delphinus - The Dolphin
Object name: Delphinus
Equatorial: RA: 20h 42m 16s Dec: +13°50'18"(current)
Equatorial 2000: RA: 20h 42m 00s Dec: +13°49'00"
Source catalog: Sky Database: Constellation
Abbreviation: Del
Constellation: Genitive Form: Delphini
Description: The Dolphin
Remarks: Pronunciation: del FY' nuhs
DB field 5: Genitive Pronunciation: del FY' ny
Delphinus - The Dolphin
After the gods won their war
against the Titans, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades took control of the
sky, the sea, and the underworld, respectively. Poseidon built
himself an opulent undersea palace, then went about looking for a
suitable queen. He fell in love with Amphitrite, one of the
sea nymphs known as the Nereids, but she refused his advances and
fled. Poseidon sent, among others, a dolphin to search for
her. The dolphin found her and through kind words convinced
her to return to Poseidon. The two were married and Poseidon
honored the dolphin by placing him in the sky.
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