Encyclopedia > Lepus

Article Content

Lepus

Lepus (the hare) is a constellation, lying just south of Orion, and possibly representing a hare being chased by him. Lepus was one of the Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and counts also among the 88 modern constellations.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Explorer

... Falcon Scott, (1868-1912), reached the South Pole less than one month after Amundsen, but died on the return voyage Scylax of Caryanda[?] - a Greek explorer ...