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[[File:Virgo (vir).tiff|thumb|Virgo as defined in the 1920s. IAU and Sky & Telescope]] |
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Virgo, The Maiden, is a constellation in the zodiac. It is documented since the 4th century BCE (at least). Prior to this, there had been the constellation of The Furrow at this place. |
Virgo, The Maiden, is a constellation in the zodiac. It is documented since the 4th century BCE (at least). Prior to this, there had been the constellation of The Furrow at this place. |
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== Etymology and History of the Constellation Name == |
== Etymology and History of the Constellation Name == |
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Mediaeval and Renaissance Time |
Mediaeval and Renaissance Time |
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===Origin of Constellation=== |
===Origin of Constellation=== |
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[[File:Leo+vir umzeichng4plani black.png|thumb|Leo and Virgo above the MUŠ-Dragon, two claytablet drawings from the Seleucid era (roughly 2nd century BCE), CC BY SMH based upon the drawings by E. Weidner (1967) and Thureau-Dangin (1922).]] |
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==== Babylonian ==== |
==== Babylonian ==== |
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== Transformation of constellation image == |
== Transformation of constellation image == |
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File:BabZodiac Sco-Lib-Vir-Leo MULAPIN.jpg|Sco-Lib+Furrow+Leo in Stellarium "MUL.APIN" |
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File:Leo+vir umzeichng4plani black.png|Leo and Virgo above the MUŠ-Dragon, two claytablet drawings from the Seleucid era (roughly 2nd century BCE), CC BY SMH based upon the drawings by E. Weidner (1967) and Thureau-Dangin (1922). |
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File:Leo+hyaCrv+vir seleucid.jpg|Leo+Hya+Vir drawings of VAT7847+AO6884 on Stellarium map |
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File:Papke Vir.jpg|Drawing of the Babylonian version of the Maiden constellation by Papke (1987) |
File:Papke Vir.jpg|Drawing of the Babylonian version of the Maiden constellation by Papke (1987) |
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File:Leo+Vir dendera stellarium2022.jpg|Leo and Vir above Hydra on the circular Dendera Zodiac, mapped to Stellarium |
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File:Kugel cnc+leo+hya+vir.JPG|Cancer, Leo, Virgo above Hydra on Greek Kugel Globe (1st century) |
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Revision as of 05:30, 26 April 2025
Virgo, The Maiden, is a constellation in the zodiac. It is documented since the 4th century BCE (at least). Prior to this, there had been the constellation of The Furrow at this place.
Etymology and History of the Constellation Name
Who is depicted here?
History of Naming the Region
Mediaeval and Renaissance Time
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest
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(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
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Ancient Greek Star Lore (Mythology)
Transformation of constellation image
Sco-Lib+Furrow+Leo in Stellarium "MUL.APIN"
Leo and Virgo above the MUŠ-Dragon, two claytablet drawings from the Seleucid era (roughly 2nd century BCE), CC BY SMH based upon the drawings by E. Weidner (1967) and Thureau-Dangin (1922).
Leo+Hya+Vir drawings of VAT7847+AO6884 on Stellarium map
Drawing of the Babylonian version of the Maiden constellation by Papke (1987)
Leo and Vir above Hydra on the circular Dendera Zodiac, mapped to Stellarium
Cancer, Leo, Virgo above Hydra on Greek Kugel Globe (1st century)
Weblinks
- Ridpath, Ian, “Star Tales: online edition”.
