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One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]].
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the Almagest (138 CE), called Protamos.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
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== Greek Mythology ==
== Greek Mythology ==


== IAU WGSN ==
Greek name for the constellation in the Almagest: ''protamos'' means "the bust" and it designated the bust of a horse (alf, bet, gam, del Equ). alf Equ already has gotten an IAU-name. Among the remaining ones, del Equ is the brightest
== Weblinks ==
== Weblinks ==


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[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]
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Revision as of 09:06, 5 November 2024

One of the 88 IAU constellations. It was invented in the Almagest (138 CE), called Protamos.

Etymology and History

The Greek constellation ...


Origin of Constellation

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Greek Mythology

IAU WGSN

Greek name for the constellation in the Almagest: protamos means "the bust" and it designated the bust of a horse (alf, bet, gam, del Equ). alf Equ already has gotten an IAU-name. Among the remaining ones, del Equ is the brightest

Weblinks

References