Demon's Scythe - Oni no Kama

...When observed through a telescope, this star is a spectroscopic binary star and an Algol-type variable star, but its brightness hardly changes, so it cannot be seen with the naked eye. In Japan, this star rises to the zenith in early summer, and has Japanese names such as "Taiko Star," "Hettsui Star," "Chiyoji no Kamado," and "Oni no Kamado." In Greek mythology, it is said to be the golden crown that Dionysus, the god of wine, placed on the head of Princess Ariadne, who was abandoned on the island of Naxos, to comfort her.

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…望遠鏡での観測では，この星は分光連星でアルゴル型の変光星であるが，明るさはほとんど変化しないので肉眼ではわからない。日本ではこの星は初夏の天頂に昇りつめるが，〈太鼓星〉〈へっつい星〉〈長者のかまど〉〈鬼のかま〉などの和名がある。ギリシア神話ではナクソス島に捨てられた王女アリアドネをなぐさめるために，酒神ディオニュソスがその頭上に載せた黄金の冠という。…

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