| A | B |
|---|
| Cassiopeia | The Vain Queen |
| Cepheus | The King |
| Andromeda | The Princess |
| Perseus | The Hero who cut off the head of Medusa |
| Cetus | The Sea Monster |
| Ursa Minor | The Little Bear |
| Ursa Major | The Great Bear |
| Draco | The Dragon |
| Lyra | The Lyre |
| Cygnus | The Swan |
| Aquila | The Eagle |
| Ophiuchus | The Healer |
| Serpens | The Snake - split in two like the forked tongue of a snake |
| Bootes | The Herdsman |
| Coma Berenices | The faithful queen's hair |
| Corona Borealis | The Crown given to Ariadne by Bacchus |
| Scorpius | The Scorpian sent to kill Orion |
| Orion | The Hunter |
| Leo | The Lion - slain by Hercules |
| Libra | The Scales |
| Sagittarius | The Archer |
| Lepus | The Bunny (being stepped on by Orion) |
| Canis Major | The Big Dog |
| Canis Minor | The Little Dog |
| Delphinus | The Dolphin |
| Hercules | The Greatest and Strongest Greek Hero |
| Virgo | The Virgin - also the Goddess of the Harvest |
| Aries | The Ram |
| Pisces | The Fish |
| Aquarius | The Water Bearer |
| Capricornus | The Sea Goat |
| Triangulum | The Triangle |
| Corvus | The Crow |
| Hydra | The many snake-headed monster slain by Hercules - also associated with the story of Apollo and the cup and the crow |
| Crater | The Cup |
| Lacerta | The Lizard |
| Sagitta | The Arrow |
| Canes Venatici | The Hunting Dogs of Bootes |
| Camelopardalis | The Giraffe - creature with the head of a camel and spotted like a leopard |
| Pegasus | The Winged Horse |
| Auriga | The Charioteer |
| Cancer | The Crab sent by Hera to attack Hercules when he fought the Hydra |
| Eridanus | The River |
| Gemini | The Twins |
| Monoceros | The Unicorn |
| Piscis Austrinus (Australis) | The Southern Fish |
| Taurus | The Bull |
| Vulpecula | The Fox |
