is ▁formed ▁the ▁a ster ism ▁Sh ui wei , ▁which ▁literally ▁means ▁" water ▁level ". ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁additional ▁stars ▁in ▁Gem ini , ▁Sh ui wei ▁represented ▁an ▁official ▁who ▁managed ▁flo od w aters ▁or ▁a ▁marker ▁of ▁the ▁water ▁level . ▁Ne igh bor ing ▁Korea ▁recognized ▁four ▁stars ▁in ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁different ▁const ell ation , ▁" the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁water ". ▁This ▁const ell ation ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Bird , ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁sky . ▁ ▁Pol yn esian ▁pe op les ▁often ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁as ▁a ▁const ell ation , ▁but ▁they ▁saw ▁Pro cy on ▁as ▁significant ▁and ▁often ▁named ▁it ; ▁in ▁the ▁Tu am ot u ▁Arch ip el ago ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁H iro , ▁meaning ▁" tw ist ▁as ▁a ▁thread ▁of ▁co con ut ▁fi ber ", ▁and ▁Kop u - n ui - o - H iro ▁(" gre at ▁pa unch ▁of ▁H iro "), ▁which ▁was ▁either ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁modern ▁figure ▁of ▁Can is ▁Minor ▁or ▁an ▁alternative ▁name ▁for ▁Pro cy on . ▁Other ▁names ▁included ▁V ena ▁( after ▁a ▁god dess ), ▁on ▁M anga ia ▁and ▁Pu anga - hor i ▁( false ▁Pu anga , ▁the ▁name ▁for ▁R ig el ), ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁the ▁Society ▁Islands , ▁Pro cy on ▁was ▁called ▁Ana - t ah ua - v