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To: From many - one.

Why should the two continents have the same celestial imagery?

It wouldn't be the only time.

Ursa Major was known as the Bear to the American Indians as well as Greeks.

16 posted on 06/05/2006 4:56:55 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (In 2002 the bottom 20% did 4.3% of the work, the top 20% did 33.9% of the work.)

To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I assume that that was carried here by the Chuckchi (and related) derived immigrants. It was pretty widespread over Eurasia and probably rather old.

22 posted on 06/05/2006 5:09:03 PM PDT by From many - one.

To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Ursa Major was known as the Bear to the American Indians as well as Greeks.

To most Americans, it's known as the Big Dipper.

59 posted on 06/05/2006 6:47:47 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")

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