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The article by Vahia and Halkare1 is innovative and the authors are correct in stating that we need to document myths before they disappear under the garb of development. However, there are a couple of errors that need to be corrected. Figure 6, which is also shown on the cover, refers to the belt of Libra, instead of the belt of Orion. In Greek mythology, Orion was a hunter; the three stars represent his belt, beneath which, at an angle lies his scabbard. The scabbard is of importance to astronomers as it contains the spectacular Orion nebula (also termed M42). Libra, were it to be depicted in this map of the heavens, would be a little to the east of Scorpius.
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