The Constellation Cygnus

Cygnus is the Latin word for swan, the romanized form of the ancient Greek κύκνος (kyknos) "swan". It may refer to:

• Cycnus, one of a number of characters in Greek Mythology
• Cygnus (constellation), a northern constellation and one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, named after a character in Greek Mythology
  • Cygnus X-1, a binary system located within the constellation Cygnus, containing a compact object which is a black hole candidate
  • Cygnus X-3, a binary system located within the constellation Cygnus, containing a compact object which is a strange star candidate
  • Cygnus X-1 duology, a pair of epic songs by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush
• Cygnus (genus), the genus of most swans
• "Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus", a song from The Mars Volta album Frances the Mute
• U.S.S. Cygnus, Dr. Reinhardt's ship in the 1979 Walt Disney movie The Black Hole
• Cygnus Alpha, a prison planet and episode of the British science fiction show Blake's 7
• Cygnus Black, a character from Harry Potter novels, a father of Bellatrix Lestrange, Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy.
• Cygnus Business Media, a U.S.-based business to business publishing company
• Cygnus Solutions, a company that provided commercial support for free software and the original developer of Cygwin
• Cygnus spacecraft, a space vehicle under development by Orbital Sciences Corporation
• Gestair Cargo, formerly Cygnus Air, Spanish cargo airline

from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus