7. Draco the dragon is one of the few constellations that really looks like itself. His story is that he used to guard the golden apple tree in Hesperides garden.
8. Grus was often referred to as a flamingo. The ancient Egyptians used the Crane as a symbol of the astronomer because of high flight.
9. Leo is the Nemean Lion which was killed by Hercules on one of his great quests. Legend says that the lion had a hide that could not punctured by iron, bronze or stone. Since he couldn't reason with the ferocious beast, Hercules strangled it to death and the local people were very grateful. http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Leo.html
10. This group of stars contains those who make up the big dipper and small. It is also known as the great bear and it is in the northern hemisphere. Ursa Major has seven Messier objects, including a double start, a planetary nebula, an irregular galaxy, and four spiral galaxies.
11. It is also known as the Sea Serpent. This constellation is seen in the southern hemisphere and you can see it between January and May. It represents a giant water snake. Hydra is the largest constellation in the sky. It was a giant beast with the body of a dog and 100 snake like heads.