Chloe

__What are some of the legends behind some constellations? __
3.Brontes:One of the 3 metal-working cyclops that made lightining bolts for the god Zeus
 * 1) ===Delphinus:One day Poseidon was wooing(trying to get her to like him)Aphrodite. She did not enjoy this so she fled him and hid. Delphinus, who was poseidon's dolphin, was sent to find her. He persuaded her into coming back. As a reward, Delphinus was sent to live amongst the stars===
 * 2) ===Bolina:Bolina is a maiden who fled Poseidon, lept into the sea, and became and immortal sea nymph ===

__Who were some of the first people to name them? __

 * the ancient Greeks
 * the Romans took the names of the Greeks and turned some of them into Latin names
 * The arabic were also the first ones to name contellations
 * the International Astronomical Union gave some of the constellations more modern names
 * the Post-Copernican gave "modern" names to the faint stars that lie between the bright constellations
 * the 3 wise men

__ When were the constellations named __

 * 1700's to the 1800's
 * in the time of the Greeks
 * thousan ds of years ago
 * === 1600's to the 1700's ===

__Other Facts and names of constellations__

 * draco=dragon
 * Capricorn=water goat
 * Cetus the whale or sea monster
 * crator=cup
 * Aquila=eagle
 * Aries=ram
 * we can see 88 constellations
 * one day the Romans noticed the stars kept rotating in the same patterns of constellations and named it the Zodiac
 * the Zodiac used to be used just as a calender
 * there are 12 Zodiac constellations
 * the Zodiac are mostly animal constellations but some are people
 * === you are a certain animal or person depending on what month you are born in ===