Forgotten Egyptian Dish Reveals Early Astronomical Symbols of Key Constellations By Selina Rüegg11/23/201602/07/2018Artefacts The Egyptian dish. © Adriano Forgione The dish may show that prehistoric Egyptians already depicted the constellations now known as Orion the Hunter, the Hare, Canis Major, and Canis Minor with their ancient symbols. This would mean they were not Greek, but of Egyptian origin. Read more