ConstelaȚia Țapul - Capricornus - Cornul caprii
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The He-goat - romanian constellation. Capricorn is an ecliptic constellation identified by
Ptolemy, with optimal visibility at this latitude in the autumn. It is bordered by the constellations
Sagittarius, Aquila, Aquarium and Piscis Austrinus. The brightest star of the constellation is
δ Capricornus, Deneb Algedi. Capricorn is a mythological creature half goat, half fish,
in which god Pan has been metamorphosed to escape the giant Typhon. In Romanian mythology,
the constellation is called He-goat or Goat's horn. In the Romanian peasant imagination
when it lightens in the Goat's horn, rainy weather will surely follow.
