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The Greek myth of these constellations is as follows: Cal- 

 listo was so beautiful that she excited the jealousy of Juno, the 

 goddess, who changed her into a bear. While wandering in the 

 woods she met her son Arcos, who was about to strike her with 



FIG. 8. Bootes, the Hunter 



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his spear, when Jupiter in pity snatched both up to the sky, and 

 there they still are, the Big and Little Bears. 



The Fox Indians believed the forest trees wandered about and 

 gossiped among themselves at night. Once a bear clumsily 

 bumped against the oak, king of trees, in his wanderings. The 



