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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The bear name for those stars predates the ancient Greeks.

There's no known origin. It's present in languages of people that were separated at least 13000 years ago.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 months ago

some of our star stories go back 100k years. see: the Pleiades.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

This user knows how to star-party!