Hairy Head
The Hairy Head mansion (昴宿, pinyin: Mǎo Xiù) is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger.[1][2][3]
Asterisms
| English name | Chinese name | European constellation | Number of stars | Representing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hairy Head | 昴 | Taurus/Pleiades | 7 | The maned head |
| Celestial River | 天河 | Aries | 1 | River in the sky |
| Moon | 月 | Taurus | 1 | Moon spirit |
| Yin Force | 天陰 | Aries/Taurus | 5 | Overcast sky force, or the shadows of north mountain, or officials of the emperor which hunting together |
| Hay | 芻蒿 | Cetus | 6 | Hay and cattle food |
| Celestial Meadows | 天苑 | Cetus/Eridanus | 16 | Imperial family's ranch |
| Rolled Tongue | 卷舌 | Perseus | 6 | Shape of the curled tongue |
| Celestial Slander | 天讒 | Perseus | 1 | Slanderous tongue |
| Whetstone | 礪石 | Andromeda/Perseus/Taurus | 4 | Grindstone |
References
- ↑ Stephenson, F. Richard (1994). "13 - Chinese and Korean Star Maps and Catalogs". In Harley, J.B.; Woodward, David (eds.). The History of Cartography (PDF). Part 2. Vol. 2. University of Chicago Press. p. 517.
- ↑ Penprase, Bryan E. (2017-05-05). The Power of Stars. Springer. p. 43. ISBN 978-3-319-52597-6.
- ↑ Xu, Junjun (January 2009). "Ancient Chinese constellations". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 5 (S260): 107–115. doi:10.1017/S174392131100319X. ISSN 1743-9221.
- ↑ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star-Names and Their Meanings. New York: G.E. Stechert. pp. 393. OCLC 707958818.
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