Coma is one of the northern constellations, located between Boötes and Leo. Among the constellation stories, the story of Coma is not an ancient Egyptian myth and legend, but a real person.
Queen Berenice, the wife of King Ptolemy III of ancient Egypt, had a beautiful face and a head of hair that everyone envied. But not long after the couple got married, their happy days were interrupted by a sudden war. The king hurriedly sent out his troops, leaving the beautiful queen alone to guard the empty house. Berenice stayed up all night, worrying about her husband's safety. She went to the temple to pray every day and swore that as long as the king could return safely, she would offer her head of black hair as a tribute to God. Later, the king was victorious and returned to court. When the queen heard the good news, she immediately ran to the temple to fulfill her vow and resolutely cut off her beloved hair and dedicated it to the gods. The king who hurried back to the palace excitedly saw his wife's appearance and was confused and very angry. Berenice cried sadly when he thought that his longing for him for several months had turned out to be a misunderstanding. At this time, a royal astronomer hurriedly came over and explained: "Your Majesty, God is very appreciative of the Queen's faithfulness to her word. He has accepted her gift of hair and turned it into a group of stars for everyone to look up to." The king followed his fingers and indeed saw several hazy cloud-like huts between the constellations of Boötes and Leo to the south of Canes and to the north of Virgo, which seemed to be the queen's fluffy hair. The king believed this beautiful lie, and the couple finally reconciled. The stars the king saw were Coma.
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