How did the ancient Greeks divide the constellations?

There are nearly 6000 stars visible to the naked eye. In order to facilitate memory and research, the ancient Babylonians divided the sky into many regions, which were called "constellations", and each constellation could be identified by the special distribution of bright stars. The ancient Greeks divided the visible sky into 48 constellations around 270 BC, connected the main bright stars in the constellations with imaginary lines, and imagined them as animals or people, and gave them appropriate names in combination with fairy tales. This is the origin of the constellation name. Most of the 48 constellations in Greek mythology live in the northern sky and north and south of the equator. Now there are 88 constellations commonly used in the world.

88 constellations commonly used in the world:

Ursa major, Ursa minor, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Scorpion, Deer Leopard, Auriga and Canis major.

Fox, Swan, Triangle, Lion, Perseus, Shepherd, Five Immortals, Houzuo, Corona, Tmall.

Sagittarius Lyra Dolphin Pegasus Cancer Aries Gemini Aquarius Virgo Leo

Taurus Pisces Capricorn Sagittarius Scorpio Libra Petunia Aquarius Ophiuchus

Ophiuchus, Ophiuchus, unicorn, Orion, whale, celestial body, pictorial, fly, mountain, table, clock.

Rhododendron compass, Tian Yanfei fish, long ruler, swordfish, dragonfly, water snake, phoenix and peacock.

Antarctic net, crane, coronation, carina, compass, sail, yufu and Bojiang constellation.

Shields, cupolas, pumps, sculptures, giants, wolves, dogs, pigeons, ravens and southern fish.

Rabbit sextant, India, Southern Triangle Telescope, Southern Cross, Centauri Microscope.

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