- This constellation was known to the Greeks as Λαγωός (Lagoös), the Greek word for hare; Lepus is the more recent Latin name. Eratosthenes tells us that Hermes placed the hare in the sky because of its swiftness. Both Eratosthenes and Hyginus referred to the remarkable fertility of hares, as attested to by Aristotle in his Historia Animalium (History of Animals): ‘Hares breed and bear at all seasons, superfoetate (i.e. conceive again) during pregnancy and bear young every month.’
- Star Tales - Lupus (ianridpath.com)
The ancient Greeks called this constellation Θηρίον (Therion), representing an unspecified wild animal, while the Romans called it Bestia, the beast. It was visualized as impaled on a long pole called a thyrsus, held by the adjoining constellation of Centaurus, the centaur. Consequently, the centaur and the animal were often regarded as a combined figure, although Ptolemy listed the animal as a separate constellation in the Almagest.
- Chuck Norris (allthetropes.org)
Carlos Ray Norris, better known as Chuck Norris, is an actor/martial artist, perhaps best known for his series of action films made by Cannon Studies in the 1980s (including The Octagon, Delta Force and Lone Wolf McQuade), his fight with Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon, his role as Cordell Walker in the long-running CBS series Walker, Texas Ranger and, of course, for his roundhouse kicks.