What characteristics does Lyra usually show on ancient star maps?

Lyra is one of the most splendid constellations in the northern galaxy, named after its appearance resembling the ancient Greek harp. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy, an ancient Greek astronomer, and one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union.

Appearance characteristics

Lyra is small, but it is not difficult to identify, because its main star Vega is one of the vertices of the "Summer Triangle". Seen clockwise from the north, Lyra is surrounded by Draco, Hercules, Fox and Cygnus. Center position: right ascension 18: 50, declination 36. There are 53 stars in the constellation with visual magnitude greater than 6, and 8 of them have visual magnitude greater than 4.

Lyra is shaped like a harp, but it is not arranged in the shape of a harp by the stars inside.

Lyra is very small and consists of seven stars, the brightest of which is the well-known Vega.

People believe that these seven stars are harps used by ancient Greek musicians.

Lyra was depicted as a vulture in ancient star maps.

In the old star map, the modern Lyra was depicted as Lyra. Together with Cygnus and Aquila, it represents the bird of hades killed by Hercules, a hero in ancient Greek mythology, in the sixth mission.

For Arabs, Lyra is a half-winged bird, which is said to have originated from astrology in ancient India. The brightest star in Lyra is Lyra A-"vega", also known as Vega, whose English name comes from Arabic "swooping vulture".