Aquila (constellation) - Equivalents

Equivalents

In Chinese astronomy, ζ Aql is located within the Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市垣, Tiān Shì Yuán), and the other stars of the constellation are placed within the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ).

There were several different Polynesian equivalents to Aquila as a whole. On the island of Futuna, it was called Kau-amonga, in Hawaii it was called Humu-ma, and in the Marquesas islands, it was called Pao-toa. There were also Polynesian constellations that incorporated the stars of modern Aquila. The Pukapuka constellation Tolu was made up of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Aquilae. Altair was commonly named among Polynesian peoples as well. The people of Hawaii called it Humu, the people of the Tuamotus called it Tukituki - they named Beta Aquilae Nga Tangata - the people of Pukapuka called Altair Turu, and the Maori called it Poutu-te-rangi.

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