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Re: Star Names (was; Re; Back!)

From:JOEL MATTHEW PEARSON <mpearson@...>
Date:Tuesday, July 20, 1999, 20:29
On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Steg Belsky wrote:

> Hmm...their names for the constellations would be different, (except > maybe Cassiopeia), since they don't know much about the Valar, and they > have no swords. Besides which, i've always thought that Orion looks more > like he's holding a bow than holding a sword.
The Tokana refer to Orion as Kotetok, the Black Eagle. Rather than the shoulders, belt, and legs of a man, they see the wings and body of a bird. Matt.