Angels-CONSTELLATIONS

Constellations named after angels are a rarity today, when constellations
are commonly named for Greek and Roman mythological figures.
However Judeo-Christian folklore did enter into astronomy in
the past. The constellation that we know as Orion today was known
to the ancient Jews as Gibbor the Giant, and was identified as Nimrod,
the hunter referred to in the book of Genesis. Nimrod was
believed by some to be the son of a fallen angel who was hung in
heaven by God as punishment for trying to storm heaven. There have
been attempts in the past, particularly in the 1600s, to replace the
Greco-Roman star patterns with Bible-oriented constellations. The
Biblical School of Atlas Makers turned the Big Dipper (Ursus Major)
into the archangel Michael. The constellations Hydrus and Tucana
and the Lesser Megellanic Cloud were combined to form a new constellation,
Raphael the archangel.