History of the star: Northern star above the Stern (Puppis) in the Ship, Argo Navis.

No myths or interpretations are associated with the constellation Puppis because had always been seen as part of the constellation Argo Navis, the Great Ship, until French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1752 subdivided Argo Navis into Carina (the keel of the ship), Puppis (the poop), and Vela (the sails), plus a subordinate division of Argo now called Pyxis Nautica.