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How Did The Constellation Hercules Get Its Name?

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    Like many constellations, Hercules is named after a character from Greek mythology, in this case, the hero who was given 12 labours to perform.

    This is because 88 of the best known constellations were identified and named by the ancient .Greek astronomer, Ptolemy
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