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==Culture== *The [[Javanese people|Javanese]] people of Indonesia call this constellation ''Banyakangrem'' ("the brooded swan")<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Daldjoeni | first1 = N | date = 1984 | title = Pranatamangsa, the javanese agricultural calendar – Its bioclimatological and sociocultural function in developing rural life | journal = The Environmentalist | volume = 4 | issue = S7 | pages = 15–18 | doi = 10.1007/BF01907286 | bibcode = 1984ThEnv...4S..15D | s2cid = 189914684 }}</ref> or ''Kalapa Doyong'' ("leaning coconut tree")<ref>{{cite web| url = http://langitselatan.com/2011/01/02/jejak-langkah-astronomi-di-indonesia/| title = Jejak Langkah Astronomi di Indonesia| date = 2 January 2011}}</ref> due to the shape similarity. *In Hawaii, Scorpius is known as the demigod [[Māui (mythology)|Maui]]'s Fishhook<ref>{{cite web| url = http://hawastsoc.org/deepsky/sco/| title = Hawaiian Astronomical Society, ''Constellations: Scorpius - The Scorpion who Killed Orion''}}</ref> or ''Ka Makau Nui o Māui'' (meaning ''the Big Fishhook of Māui'') and the name of the fishhook was ''[[Manaiakalani]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://pvs.kcc.hawaii.edu/ike/hookele/hawaiian_star_lines.html#manaiakalani| title = Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars - Star Line 3. Manaiakalani}}</ref> *Scorpius was divided into two asterisms which were used by [[Bugis]] sailors for navigation. The northern part of Scorpius ([[Antares|α]], [[Beta Scorpii|β]], [[Sigma Librae|γ or σ Lib]], [[Delta Scorpii|δ]], [[Epsilon Scorpii|ε]], [[Zeta Scorpii|ζ]], [[Mu Scorpii|μ]], [[Sigma Scorpii|σ]] and [[Tau Scorpii|τ]] Scorpii) was called ''bintoéng lambarué'', meaning "skate stars". The southern part of Scorpius ([[Eta Scorpii|η]], [[Theta Scorpii|θ]], [[Iota Scorpii|ι]], [[Kappa Scorpii|κ]], [[Lambda Scorpii|λ]] and [[Nu Scorpii|ν]] Scorpii) was called ''bintoéng balé mangngiwéng'', meaning "shark stars".<ref name="kelley11">{{cite book|author1=Kelley, David H. |author2=Milone, Eugene F. |author3=Aveni, A.F. |title=Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy|publisher=Springer|location=New York, New York|year=2011|page=344|isbn=978-1-4419-7623-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ILBuYcGASxcC&pg=PA307}}</ref>
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