kathyhodge
Why is the phoenix constellation named after the phoenix?
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Phoenix (mythology)
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leslieh
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Most constellations are named for animals of objects that their star patterns resemble. When Johann Bayer named the constellation Phoenix, he was illustrating that its star pattern resembled the form of a mythical phoenix.