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A fact from Labbu appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in Mesopotamian mythology Labbu was a lion-serpent from the sea, slain by Tishpak, protector-god of Eshnunna?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/July.

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Enlil's "Dragon in the Sky"[edit]

...may have been the constellation Draco. At about 4000 BCE the Pole Star was Thuban - the 'Heart' of the Dragon Draco.` The tales of the 'slaying of the dragon' may relate to early astronomers noticing that the celestial North Pole had migrated (due to precession of the Earth) away from the heart of the dragon into a space without stars. From 3942 BC until 1793 BC it was the star that was closest to True North - an invaluable aid for travelers.Tadchem (talk) 14:41, 16 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]