Draco is a constellation associated with the dragon that guarded the golden appl

Draco is a constellation associated with the dragon that guarded the golden apples of the Garden of the Hesperides.. That dragon, called Thief, was an immortal creature with a serpentine body that coiled around the apple tree, protecting them from mortals. Herakles, in his quest for the Twelve Tasks, was tasked with stealing one of these apples. To complete the work, he killed Ladão with a poisoned arrow. As a reward for the dragon's loyalty, Zeus placed him in the sky as the constellation Draco., where he stays, coiled around the celestial pole, as an eternal symbol of vigilance and power.