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Cygnus is a northern constellation. It was named in ancient times and is one of the constellations listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century.

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The constellation Cygnus is named after the Latin word for swan. It is commonly associated with the story of Zeus and Leda from Greek mythology, in which Zeus took the form of a swan.

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