What constellation depicts a hunter with club and a shield?
Lepus (constellation) by Pierre Méchain. Lepus (constellation) Lepus (, ) is a constellation lying just south of the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for hare. It is located below—immediately south—of Orion (the hunter), and is sometimes represented as a hare being chased by Orion or, alternatively, by Orion's hunting dogs. Although the hare does not represent any particular figure in Greek mythology, Lepus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. This constellation should not be confused with Lupus, the wolf. Lepus is most often represented as a
Scutum (constellation) this constellation. It will not be nearing the closest star in this constellation for over a million years at present speed, by which time its batteries will be long dead. Scutum (constellation) Scutum is a small constellation introduced in the seventeenth century. Its name is Latin for shield. Scutum was named in 1684 by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius (Jan Heweliusz), who originally named it Scutum Sobiescianum (Shield of Sobieski) to commemorate the victory of the Christian forces led by Polish King John III Sobieski (Jan III Sobieski) in the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Later, the name was shortened to