Boötes, a large constellation in the northern sky, often called 'the Herdsman' or 'the Plowman.'
From Greek 'boōtēs' (βοώτης), literally 'cowherd' or 'herdsman,' from 'bous' (cow) + '-otēs' (agent suffix). Named by ancient Greek astronomers who saw the constellation's pattern as a man with cattle or a plow.
Boötes contains Arcturus, the fourth-brightest star in Earth's night sky. The ancient Greeks connected everything in the sky to mythological stories, so every constellation had a backstory—usually involving divine drama or unfortunate transformations!
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