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Mythology

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	[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]		[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The stars that form the constellation of the Pigeon have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.		<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The stars that form the constellation of the Pigeon have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.

	This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the Pigeon from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.		This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the Pigeon from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.
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	==Mythology==		==Mythology==
	After Plancius had renamed the old constellation of the ship in Christian terms and it was no longer called Argo, but Noah's Ark, he also understood the dove in biblical terms. When the flood had been going on for a long time, Noah regularly sent out a dove. One day it returned with an olive branch, signalling to Noah that the flood was about to recede. There is a similar story of the dove as an encouragement in Greek mythology:		<ref name=":0" />After Plancius had renamed the old constellation of the ship in Christian terms and it was no longer called Argo, but Noah's Ark, he also understood the dove in biblical terms. When the flood had been going on for a long time, Noah regularly sent out a dove. One day it returned with an olive branch, signalling to Noah that the flood was about to recede. There is a similar story of the dove as an encouragement in Greek mythology:

	Supposedly, on or in the Bosperus, the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, there were once two floating or swinging rocks. They moved towards each other and crushed everything that tried to pass through the Bosperus. When Jason set off on his journey through this strait with the Argo, he sent a dove between the rocks. The bird only lost one tail feather, but returned safely. The Argonauts then also managed to steer their ship between the mystical, restless rocks - the Symplegades. After that and ever since, they have remained still.		Supposedly, on or in the Bosperus, the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, there were once two floating or swinging rocks. They moved towards each other and crushed everything that tried to pass through the Bosperus. When Jason set off on his journey through this strait with the Argo, he sent a dove between the rocks. The bird only lost one tail feather, but returned safely. The Argonauts then also managed to steer their ship between the mystical, restless rocks - the Symplegades. After that and ever since, they have remained still.

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	Name Variants:		'''Name Variants:'''

	* Columba Noa		* Columba Noa

Sushoff at 20:32, 26 February 2026

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	[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]		[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pigeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe, which was based on de Houtman's catalogue, immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pigeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe, which was based on de Houtman's catalogue, immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa" (see [[Christianized (All Terms)\|Christianized Constellations]]).

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]		[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	The stars that form the constellation of the Pigeon have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.		<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The stars that form the constellation of the Pigeon have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.

	This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the Pigeon from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.		This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the Pigeon from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.

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	[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]		[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]

Sushoff at 13:05, 16 September 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			Name Variants:

			* Columba Noa
			* Columbae Noachi

	[[File:DeHoutman Duyve.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|de Houtman (1603) "de duyve met den olijftack", the "Dove with a Branch of the Olive Tree". screenshot of star catalogue.]]		[[File:DeHoutman Duyve.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|de Houtman (1603) "de duyve met den olijftack", the "Dove with a Branch of the Olive Tree". screenshot of star catalogue.]]
	[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]		[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]

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	File:Col Fortin1795.jpg\|Columba in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).		File:Col Fortin1795.jpg\|Columba in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris.jpg\|Columba south of Canis Major and Lepus in Hall (1825)		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi & Cela Sculptoris.jpg\|Columba south of Canis Major and Lepus in Hall (1825)
			File:Coelum Stellatum Christianum 35.jpg\|Columba in Schiller (1627)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Sushoff: /* Origin of Constellation */

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Origin of Constellation

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	[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]		[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the ~~Pidgeon~~ with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe which was based on de Houtman's catalogue immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pigeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe, which was based on de Houtman's catalogue, immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]		[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
	The stars that form the constellation of the ~~Pidgeon~~ have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.		The stars that form the constellation of the Pigeon have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.

	This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the ~~Pidgeon~~ from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.		This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the Pigeon from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.

	[[File:Ori-grp Kugel hi smh.gif\|thumb\|Orion-Group of constellations on the Kugel Globe, drawing and animated GIF by SMH 2025.]]		[[File:Ori-grp Kugel hi smh.gif\|thumb\|Orion-Group of constellations on the Kugel Globe, drawing and animated GIF by SMH 2025.]]

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	[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
			[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pidgeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe which was based on de Houtman's catalogue immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pidgeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe which was based on de Houtman's catalogue immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".

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	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	~~[[Category:4work]]~~

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	[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pidgeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe which was based on de Houtman's catalogue immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	[[File:DeHoutman Duyve.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|de Houtman (1603) "de duyve met den olijftack", the "Dove with a Branch of the Olive Tree". screenshot of star catalogue.]]		[[File:DeHoutman Duyve.JPG\|alt=screenshot(s) of text\|thumb\|de Houtman (1603) "de duyve met den olijftack", the "Dove with a Branch of the Olive Tree". screenshot of star catalogue.]]
	[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]		[[File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|thumb\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]]]
			===Origin of Constellation===
			The stars that form the constellation of the Pidgeon have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.

			This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the Pidgeon from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.
	~~=== Origin of Constellation ===~~
	The stars that form the constellation of the Dove have been listed in star catalogues since ancient times. However, they are not named in the Almagest and do not belong to any constellation. Ptolemy lists them in the vicinity of the constellation of the Great Dog, but does not consider them to belong to its figure. He has a separate subheading in his catalogue for such cases.

	This was not changed until the 16th century: The Dutch cartographer Petrus Plancius formed the figure of the ~~Dove~~ from these eight ‘free’ stars. This bird is therefore next to the aft deck of the ship, which begins next to the back of the Great Dog. The constellation is first depicted on the globe of 1596. For Plancius, the ship is not the Greek Argo, but Noah's Ark. According to the biblical story, the dove announcing to Noah that the flood was receding should be located next to it - a Christian symbol of hope and the end of the catastrophe.

	[[File:Ori-grp Kugel hi smh.gif\|thumb\|Orion-Group of constellations on the Kugel Globe, drawing and animated GIF by SMH 2025.]]		[[File:Ori-grp Kugel hi smh.gif\|thumb\|Orion-Group of constellations on the Kugel Globe, drawing and animated GIF by SMH 2025.]]
	==== Ancient Globes ====		====Ancient Globes====
	The Mainz Globe and the Kugel Globe both show a ring of stars at the position of Columba. This might be a symbol for a group of unnamed scattered stars in the area.		The Mainz Globe and the Kugel Globe both show a ring of stars at the position of Columba. This might be a symbol for a group of unnamed scattered stars in the area.

	==== Almagest ====		====Almagest====
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!		!
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	\|19		\|19
	\|ὁ ἀπ’ ἄρκτου τῆς κορυφῆς τοῦ Κυνός.		\|ὁ ἀπ’ ἄρκτου τῆς κορυφῆς τοῦ Κυνός.
	\|The star to the north of the top of The Dog		\|The star to the north of the top of The Dog
	\|22 Mon		\|22 Mon
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	\|θ Col		\|θ Col
	\|-		\|-
	\|21		\|21
	\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος.		\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος.
	\|The one north of this		\| The one north of this
	\|κ Col		\|κ Col
	\|-		\|-
	\|22		\|22
	\|ὁ ἔτι τούτου βορειότερος.		\|ὁ ἔτι τούτου βορειότερος.
	\|The one north again of this		\|The one north again of this
	\|δ Col		\| δ Col
	\|-		\|-
	\|23		\|23
	\|ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ βορειότερος τῶν δ		\|ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ βορειότερος τῶν δ
	\|The last and northernmost of the 4		\|The last and northernmost of the 4
	\|λ CMa		\| λ CMa
	\|-		\|-
	\|24		\|24
	\|τῶν πρὸς δυσμὰς τοῦς τέσσαρσιη ὡς ἐπ’ εὐθείας γ ὁ προἠγούμενος		\|τῶν πρὸς δυσμὰς τοῦς τέσσαρσιη ὡς ἐπ’ εὐθείας γ ὁ προἠγούμενος
	\|The most advanced ofthe 3 stars almost on a straightline to the west of the [ above] four		\| The most advanced ofthe 3 stars almost on a straightline to the west of the [ above] four
	\|μ Col		\|μ Col
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]		File:Blaeu1602 Columba.JPG\|Columba on Blaeu's first globe (1602) which is a copy of Plancius/ Hondius (1598). [https://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/360/media-360270/large.jpg RMG]
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	== Mythology ==		==Mythology==
	After Plancius had renamed the old constellation of the ship in Christian terms and it was no longer called Argo, but Noah's Ark, he also understood the dove in biblical terms. When the flood had been going on for a long time, Noah regularly sent out a dove. One day it returned with an olive branch, signalling to Noah that the flood was about to recede. There is a similar story of the dove as an encouragement in Greek mythology:		After Plancius had renamed the old constellation of the ship in Christian terms and it was no longer called Argo, but Noah's Ark, he also understood the dove in biblical terms. When the flood had been going on for a long time, Noah regularly sent out a dove. One day it returned with an olive branch, signalling to Noah that the flood was about to recede. There is a similar story of the dove as an encouragement in Greek mythology:

	Supposedly, on or in the Bosperus, the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, there were once two floating or swinging rocks. They moved towards each other and crushed everything that tried to pass through the Bosperus. When Jason set off on his journey through this strait with the Argo, he sent a dove between the rocks. The bird only lost one tail feather, but returned safely. The Argonauts then also managed to steer their ship between the mystical, restless rocks - the Symplegades. After that and ever since, they have remained still.		Supposedly, on or in the Bosperus, the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, there were once two floating or swinging rocks. They moved towards each other and crushed everything that tried to pass through the Bosperus. When Jason set off on his journey through this strait with the Argo, he sent a dove between the rocks. The bird only lost one tail feather, but returned safely. The Argonauts then also managed to steer their ship between the mystical, restless rocks - the Symplegades. After that and ever since, they have remained still.

	== Weblinks ==		==Weblinks==

	*		*

	== References ==		==References==

	* [[References]] (general)		*[[References]] (general)
	* [[References (Babylonian)]]		*[[References (Babylonian)]]
	* [[References (Greco-Roman)\|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]		*[[References (Greco-Roman)\|References (ancient Greco-Roman)]]
	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:European]][[Category:4work]]		[[Category:Constellation]]
			[[Category:Modern]]
			[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
			[[Category:European]]
			[[Category:4work]]

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	[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]		[[File:Columba IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Columba star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
			[[File:Wood pidgeon Columba palumbus.jpg\|thumb\|Wood pigeon in West Kirby, England]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pidgeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe which was based on de Houtman's catalogue immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was created by Dutch sailors in the 1590s. de Houtman's star catalogue just lists it as "the Pidgeon with the Olive Branch", but Blaeu's (1603) globe which was based on de Houtman's catalogue immediately conveyed the Christian background by naming it "Columba Noa".