Arcadia, where the story is set. The Greek poet Aratus called the constellation Helike, (“turning" or “twisting”), because it turns around the celestial pole. The Odyssey notes that it is the sole constellation that never sinks below the horizon and "bathes in the Ocean's waves," so it is used as a celestial reference point for navigation. It has also been called the “Wain" or “Plaustrum”, a Latin word referring to a ‍horse-drawn ‍cart. Hindu tradition In Hinduism, Ursa Major/Big dipper/ Great Bear is known as Saptarshi, each of the stars representing one of the Saptarishis or Seven Sages (Rishis) viz. Bhrigu, Atri, Angiras, Vasishtha, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu. The fact that the two front stars of the constellations point to the pole star is explained as the boon given to the boy sage Dhruva by Lord Vishnu. Judeo-Christian tradition One of the few star groups mentioned in the Bible (Job 9:9; 38:32; – Orion and the Pleiades being others), Ursa Major was also pictured as a bear by the Jewish peoples. "The Bear" was translated as "Arcturus" in the Vulgate and it persisted in the King James Version of the Bible. East Asian traditions In China and Japan, the Big Dipper is called the "North Dipper" (Chinese: běidǒu, Japanese: hokuto), and in ancient times, each one of the seven stars had a specific name, often coming themselves from ancient China: "Pivot" (C: shū J: sū) is for Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris) "Beautiful jade" (C: xuán J: sen) is for Merak (Beta Ursae Majoris) "Pearl" (C: jī J: ki) is for Phecda (Gamma Ursae Majoris) "Balance" (C: quán J: ken) is for Megrez (Delta Ursae Majoris) "Measuring rod of jade" (C: yùhéng J: gyokkō) is for Alioth (Epsilon Ursae Majoris) "Opening of the Yang" (C: kāiyáng J: kaiyō) is for Mizar (Zeta Ursae Majoris) Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris) has several nicknames: "Sword" (C: jiàn J: ken) (short form from "End of the sword" (C: jiàn xiān J: ken saki)), "Flickering light" (C: yáoguāng J: yōkō), or again "Star of military defeat" (C: pójūn xīng J: hagun sei), because travel in the direction of this star was regarded as bad luck for an army. In Shinto, the seven largest stars of Ursa Major belong to Ame-no-Minakanushi, the oldest and most powerful of all kami. In South Korea, the constellation is referred to as "the seven stars of the north". In the related