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[โ€“] bstix@feddit.dk 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The bear name for those stars predates the ancient Greeks.

There's no known origin. It's present in languages of people that were separated at least 13000 years ago.

[โ€“] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

some of our star stories go back 100k years. see: the Pleiades.

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