Sea

Short description: Part of the sky associated with water-based mythology

The Sea or the Water is an area of the sky in which many water-related, and few land-related, constellations occur. This may be because the Sun passed through this part of the sky during the rainy season.[1]

Most of these constellations are named by Ptolemy:

* Aquarius the Water-bearer
* Capricornus the Sea-goat
* Cetus the Whale
* Delphinus the Dolphin
* Eridanus the Great River
* Hydra the Water serpent
* Pisces the Fishes
* Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish (not named by Ptolemy)

Sometimes included are the ship Argo and Crater the Water Cup.

Some water-themed constellations are newer, so are not in this region. They include Hydrus, the lesser water snake; Volans, the flying fish; and Dorado, the swordfish.

## See also

* Celestial ocean, a mythological concept, not specific to astronomy
* Lunar sea

## References

1. ↑ Olcott, William T.. Star lore of all ages: a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern hemisphere. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Bibcode: 1911slaa.book.....O. https://archive.org/details/starloreallages00olcogoog. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

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