OtterKnow Kids Encyclopedia

Different groups of people around the world saw different pictures in the same stars. Ancient Greeks told stories about heroes and gods in the sky. Native Americans told stories about bears and hunters. People in China saw dragons and palaces. Each culture created its own amazing tales!

• The constellation Orion is named after a hunter from Greek stories.
• Many constellations are named after animals, like Leo the Lion and Scorpius the Scorpion.
• Some star stories are over 5,000 years old and people still tell them today!