HOW TO PRONOUNCE
ophiuchus
/ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/
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What does ophiuchus mean?
proper noun
- A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.
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/ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/
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"On the other side, Incensed with indignation, Satan stood. Unterrified, and like a comet burned, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In the arctic sky, and from its horrid hair Shakes pestilence and war."