At 03:36 PM 4/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, since I won the last one, I suppose it's only fitting that I post the
>next quiz. How about this?
>
>Which modern-day constellation contains a majority of the stars found in
>what the ancient Chinese called The Sandal? What was the significance of
>this constellation?
For those of us at work and without our reference books, our only choice is
to hit the internet. Here's what I came up with from "ANDROMEDA, LADY OF
FALL" by Brian Mason.
"The Western constellation of Andromeda also shares its stars
with the more complex Chinese constellations Koui-siou (the House of
the Sandal), Kiun-nan-mun (the Southern Camp Gate), and
T'ien-Ta-Tsiang- Kiun (the Great Celestial General). All of these
are part of Pe-Hou, the White Tiger of Autumn. Koui-siou steps
across the center of Andromeda, then across the galaxy Andromeda
(Messier 31, or M31), and finally the star Mirach. The appearance
of this asterism indicated both the time of the harvest and the need
to make footwear. Kiun-nan-mun is near the star Adhil at the right
foot of Andromeda. Kiun-nan-mun, along with many other asterisms of
this part of the White Tiger, is associated with the end of summer
festivals. T'ien-Ta-Tsiang-Kiun is near the star Almech at the left
foot of Andromeda. Gamma Andromeda represented the Great Celestial
General, while surrounding stars represented his officers."