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Cancer

Cancer. The mythology. Hercules was fighting Hydra the nine headed monster. A crab scurried and pinched H ercules toe this crab was a distraction. in the war and H ercules killed it. The Greek goddess hera was impressed with the crab. And showed its picture up in the sky.

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Cancer

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  1. Cancer

  2. The mythology. • Hercules was fighting Hydra the nine headed monster. A crab scurried and pinched Hercules toe this crab was a distraction. in the war and Hercules killed it. The Greek goddess hera was impressed with the crab. And showed its picture up in the sky.

  3. Major stars in Cancer. • Cnc • M67 The equator runs right through the constellation.

  4. Star map

  5. Why is it called cancer The name derives from Latin, meaning literally, the crab. The ruler of the fourth sign of the zodiac is the Moon, the Crab, its symbol. The glyph is often seen as representing the breasts, indicating the area of the body ruled by Cancer. This is also seen as two crab claws, intertwined in a way which represents the dual nature of the Cancerian personality.

  6. When was it discovered The first documented case was in 1500 B.C. I’m not sure whatthey thought it was, but it was named cancer, as the tumor resembled a crab, the zodiac sign for cancer.

  7. what is cancer Cancer is one of the thirteen constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as such. Its symbol is (Unicode ♋). Cancer is small and its stars are faint. It lies between Gemini to the west and Leo to the east, Lynx to the north and Canis Minor and Hydra to the south.

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