Cygnus

  1. Proper noun.  (constellation) : A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
  2. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) : A king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.

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