Magha
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.
Etymology and History
The asterism is depicted in temples as a gate consisting of five stars. The brightest one, Regulus, is securly identified across all historical sources. The other four certainly contain γ, and therefore also η Leonis, but whether then ο and ρ, or ζ and ε should be counted towards the group is unknown.
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
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References
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