Praesepe

praesepe English Etymology From en la praesaepe praes(a)epe enclousre, pen, name of star cluster. Proper noun en astronomy The Beehive Cluster, an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. en 1998 John H. Roger Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions Journal of the British Astronomy Association 27 2 108 1 Cancer was occupied by a scarab in Egypt, so the general shape of animal may have been suggested by Praesepe.