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The constellation Pisces emerged in rather late time in antiquity. Its origin is yet unexplained but it occurs in written Greek sources (Aratus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, Ptolemy) and it is depicted in the circular Denderah zodiac dating to Roman time Egypt. Babylonian sources do not have this constellations. |
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation Pisces emerged in rather late time in antiquity. Its origin is yet unexplained but it occurs in written Greek sources (Aratus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, Ptolemy) and it is depicted in the circular Denderah zodiac dating to Roman time Egypt. Babylonian sources do not have this constellations. |
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==Etymology and History == |
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The Greek constellation ... |
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===Origin of Constellation=== |
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=====Aratos===== |
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Ptolemy |
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=====Geminos===== |
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====Almagest Ὕδρος==== |
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!Ὕδρου ἀστερισμός. |
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!Constellation of Aquarius |
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|ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς τοῦ Ὑδροχόου |
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|The star on the head of Aquarius |
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===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
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==Mythology== |
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*[[References]] (general) |
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*[[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (medieval)]] |
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Revision as of 10:23, 26 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations. The constellation Pisces emerged in rather late time in antiquity. Its origin is yet unexplained but it occurs in written Greek sources (Aratus, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, Ptolemy) and it is depicted in the circular Denderah zodiac dating to Roman time Egypt. Babylonian sources do not have this constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Eudoxos
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Ὕδρος
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
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| Ὕδρου ἀστερισμός. | Constellation of Aquarius | ||
| 1 | ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς τοῦ Ὑδροχόου | The star on the head of Aquarius | 25 Aqr |
