Draco, the Dragon, is a northern constellation that is circumpolar for observers north of 40 degrees north latitude. The name Draco is representative of several different dragons in Greek and Roman mythology. In the Greek version, Draco represented the dragon Ladon, which guarded the Garden of the Hesperides. This was the orchard of the goddess Hera where she grew golden apples that gave immortality. Hercules, immortalized in a nearby constellation, killed Ladon to get the golden apples. | |
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