Prajapati was the human created by Brahma .
He got his daughters married to the Seven Sages and in one instance had Lord Shiva as his son in law.
Hindus have identified the hand of Prajapati in a Stellar Constellation.
“As these stars were utilized by the Arabs in forming their exaggerated Asad (lion), so also were they by the Hindus in the immense Praja–pati, of which they marked the hand, — this title being duplicated for Orion, and much better known for that constellation. The head of the figure was marked by Citra, our Spica, and the thighs by the two Vicakhas, alpha and beta Libra; while the Anuradhas, delta, and pi Scorpio, formed Praja-pati’s standing-place. Incongruously enough, they considered Nishtya, or Svati, — our star Arcturus, — as the heart; but as this was far out of the proper place for that organ, Professor Whitney substituted iota, kappa, and lambda Virginis of the manzil and sieu.”
Fixed stars in CorvusFixed StarLong 1900Long 2000Decl 2000Lat 2000RASp. Cl.MagGienah (CRV) Gamma09LIB2010LIB44-17.31-14.2912h15mB82.8Minkar Epsilon10LIB1711LIB40-22.36-19.4012h10mK33.2Alchita Alpha10LIB5112LIB15-24.44-21.4412h08mF24.2Algorab Delta12LIB0413LIB27-16.31-12.1112h29mA03.1Kraz Beta15LIB5817LIB22-23.22-18.0212h34mG42.8
Citation.
http://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/guide/hydra.html
http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Corvus.html
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