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Medieval Gaelic catalogue of constellations in the northern and southern celestial hemispheres, in which the name of each constellation is typically explained with reference to an episode of classical Graeco-Roman mythology.

Early Modern GaelicEarly Modern IrishGraeco-Roman mythologymythographycosmogony and cosmologyHerculesconstellationsMercuryPerseusEuropaJupiter