Auriga (constellation) Auriga stood for a goat-herd or shepherd. It was formed from most of the stars of the modern constellation; all of the bright stars were included except for Elnath, traditionally assigned to both Taurus and Auriga. Later, Bedouin astronomers created constellations that were groups of animals, where each star represented one animal. The stars of Auriga comprised a herd of goats, an association also present in Greek mythology. The association with goats carried into the Greek astronomical tradition, though it later became associated with a charioteer along with the shepherd. In Greek mythology, Auriga is often identified as the mythological
Charioteer of Delphi a Greek colony in Sicily, as a tribute to Apollo for helping him win the chariot race. The inscription reads: <nowiki>[P]OLUZALOS MA nETHÊK[EN] ...]ON AES EUONUM APOLL[ON]</nowiki>, which is reconstructed to read "Polyzalus dedicated me. ... Make him prosper, honoured Apollo." Most bronze statues from ancient times were melted down for their raw materials or were naturally corroded, but the Charioteer survived because it was buried under a rock-fall at Delphi, which probably destroyed the site in 373 B.C.. Some freestanding bronze statues, however, including the charioteer, have been rediscovered in the 20th century. Although the Charioteer is the last