Lesser Bear

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noun

Astronomy.

1. the constellation Ursa Minor.

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Lesser Bear

Later, her son Arcas was placed beside her and called the Lesser Bear.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The Greeks call the Lesser Bear κυνὁσουρα, and the Greater ἑλικη.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

The Phoenicians, experiencing the imperfection of this guide, seem first to have discovered, or at least to have applied to maritime purposes, the constellation of the Lesser Bear.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

Hence it is, that the Greater and the Lesser Bear continually circle around the pole, and never sink, like the other stars, beneath the waves of Ocean.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann

He also directed the attention of mariners to the superiority of the Lesser Bear, as a guide for the navigation of vessels, as compared with the Great Bear, by which constellation they usually steered.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel