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===Origin of Constellation=== |
===Origin of Constellation=== |
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==== Babylonian ==== |
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==== Greco-Roman ==== |
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===== Aratos ===== |
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===== Eratosthenes ===== |
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===== Hipparchus ===== |
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===== Geminos ===== |
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==== Almagest Κόραξ. ==== |
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|ὁ ἐν τῷ ῥάμφει καὶ κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου. |
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|The star in the beak, which is [applied in] common to Hydra |
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|ὁ ἐν τῷ τραχήλῳ πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇἡ |
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|The star in the neck, by the head |
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|eps Crv |
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|ὁ ἐν τῷ στήθει. |
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|The star in the breast |
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|zet Crv |
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|ὁ ἐν τῇ προηγουμένῃ καὶ δεξιᾷ πτέρυγι. |
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|The star in the advance, right wing |
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|gam Crv |
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|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐπομένῃ πτέρογι β’ ὁ ἠγούμενος; |
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|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the rear wing |
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|del Crv |
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|ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶ |
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|The rearmost of them |
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|ety Crv |
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|ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρου τοῦ ποδὸς κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου |
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|The star on the end of the leg, which is [applied in] common to Hydra |
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|bet Crv |
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===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 19 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Κόραξ.
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
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| Κόρακος ἀστερισμός | |||
| 1 | ὁ ἐν τῷ ῥάμφει καὶ κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου. | The star in the beak, which is [applied in] common to Hydra | alf Crv |
| 2 | ὁ ἐν τῷ τραχήλῳ πρὸς τῇ κεφαλῇἡ | The star in the neck, by the head | eps Crv |
| 3 | ὁ ἐν τῷ στήθει. | The star in the breast | zet Crv |
| 4 | ὁ ἐν τῇ προηγουμένῃ καὶ δεξιᾷ πτέρυγι. | The star in the advance, right wing | gam Crv |
| 5 | τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐπομένῃ πτέρογι β’ ὁ ἠγούμενος; | The more advanced of the 2 stars in the rear wing | del Crv |
| 6 | ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶ | The rearmost of them | ety Crv |
| 7 | ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρου τοῦ ποδὸς κοιφὸς τοῦ Ὕδρου | The star on the end of the leg, which is [applied in] common to Hydra | bet Crv |
| all | ὁ ἀστέρες ξ, ὧν γ’ μεγέθους ἔ, δ’ ἂ, ε’ ἄ |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Corvus and Crater in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
