2007-05-20 15:10:10 · 3 answers · asked by Slim 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
What did people think, Pegasus, the constellation, looked like?
2007-05-20 15:23:12 · update #1
The Greeks named it Pegasus, the Winged Horse. So I guess they thought that's what it looked like. Other ancient peoples could have thought it looked like a horse or a big square, but we don't have records of what they thought it looked like.
It looks like a bent tennis racquet or a cooking pot to me.
2007-05-20 16:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before people decided to call that bunch of stars the constellation Pegasus, it was just an unnamed bunch of stars.
2007-05-20 22:13:24 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pegasus, was a winged, flying horse in i believe greek mythology. as with other constellations, sometimes the reference and likeness are vague...though, there is a little something to it. often in mythology, the characters are sent heavenward, to be remembered as stars in the sky.
2007-05-20 23:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋