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    between the Bird's head and the Phantom's knee is enstarred the Lyre. The constellation is connected with Hercules in De astronomia (probably 1st century...
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  • Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus, an album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, or the song "The Lyre of Orpheus" Lyra, a constellation associated, in Greek...
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    Lyra (redirect from Lyra constellation)
    Lyra (Latin for 'lyre', from Ancient Greek: λύρα; pronounced: /ˈlaɪrə/ LY-rə) is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century...
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  • name of the snake genus Trimorphodon Lyres (band), an American alternative rock band Lyra, a constellation A lyre, a music stand attached to an instrument...
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    contemporary astronomy, 88 constellations are recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Each constellation is a region of the sky bordered...
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  • Thumbnail for Columba (constellation)
    Columba is a faint constellation designated in the late sixteenth century, remaining in official use, with its rigid limits set in the 20th century. Its...
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    to his lyre (Lyra); and a man named Cygnus (Greek for swan) was transformed into his namesake. Later Romans also associated this constellation with the...
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    enchanting everyone with his melodies. They additionally cast his lyre into the sky as a constellation. The Death of Eurydice episode which occurs in Book IV of...
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    proximity to the constellations Hercules (which De astronomia reports was once attributed to Theseus, among others) and Lyra (Theseus' lyre in one account)...
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    main sequence star approximately 521 light-years away in the constellation of Lyra (the Lyre). In 2004 the extrasolar planet TrES-1b was found to be orbiting...
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