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Lupus, which is Latin for "wolf," is one of the original 48 constellations set down by Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. To the ancient Greeks, this wolf was associated with Centaurus, who killed it and is preparing to sacrifice it on the nearby altar, Ara.

However, it was usually just a generic animal. The connection to a wolf was likely inspired by the Babylonian figure called the "Mad Dog," a hybrid creature that had the head and body of a man with the legs and tail of a lion.

There's only one named star in Lupus:

Uridim (α Lupi), a blue giant star about 460 light years away. Its name comes from the Sumerian name for the constellation of Lupus, written Uridimmu in Akkadian, meaning "mad dog."

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