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A small constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Cygnus and Draco and containing the star.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Lyra (Latin for 'lyre', from Ancient Greek: λύρα; pronounced: / ˈ l aɪ r ə / LY-rə) [2] is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy , and is one of the modern 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union .
Lyra, the Lyre or Harp, is the Leier of Germany, Lira of Italy, and Lyre of France, and anciently represented the fabled instrument invented by Hermes and given to his half-brother Apollo, who in turn transferred it to his son Orpheus, the musician of the Argonauts, of whom Shakespeare wrote:
10 paź 2022 · Lyra (the Harp) 1. The infant *Hermes invented the lyre by stretching strings of cow's gut across a tortoise's shell, and he commemorated his invention by transferring the first lyre to the sky. Alternatively he gave the lyre to Apollo, who passed it on to *Orpheus, the finest musician
The table below lists translations of the names of the 88 astronomical constellations into different languages.
In English, the constellation is known as the Lyre. The genitive form of Lyra, used in star names, is Lyrae (pronunciation: /ˈlaɪriː/). The three-letter abbreviation, adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1922, is Lyr.
a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
