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Gamma Draconis, also known as Eltanin, is the brightest star in the constellation Draco. The name Eltanin comes from Arabic and means "dragon's head". This star has a magnitude of 2.2.1

The constellation Draco, representing a dragon, has a history dating back to the Babylonians. In Greek mythology, Draco was associated with the dragon guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides or the form Zeus took to escape his father. The name "Draco" is Latin for "serpent" and is the origin of the word "dragon".12

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