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Nor will the suffering family of Cepheus, son of Iasius, [180] be just left unmentioned: their name also has reached the sky, for they were akin to Zeus. Behind the Bear Cynosura [Ursa Major] Cepheus himself is like a man stretching out both his arms. The line that extends from the tip of her tail to each of his feet equals the distance from foot to foot. [186] And you have only to look a little way past his belt if you are searching for the first coil o f the great Dragon. |
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[179] Nor all unnamed shall rest he hapless family of Iasid Cepheus. For their name, too has come unto heaven, for that they were near akin to Zeus. Cepheus himself is set behind the Bear Cynosura, |
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[308?] Then, too, at the close of night Cynosura’s head runs very high, but Orion just before the dawn wholly sets and Cepheus from hand to waist. |
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Revision as of 06:06, 2 May 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Nor will the suffering family of Cepheus, son of Iasius, [180] be just left unmentioned: their name also has reached the sky, for they were akin to Zeus. Behind the Bear Cynosura [Ursa Major] Cepheus himself is like a man stretching out both his arms. The line that extends from the tip of her tail to each of his feet equals the distance from foot to foot. [186] And you have only to look a little way past his belt if you are searching for the first coil o f the great Dragon.
(Kidd 1997)
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Κηφεύς
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Κηφέως ἀστερισμός. | Constellation of Cepheus | ||
| 1 | ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ποδός | The star on the right leg | kap Cep |
| 2 | ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ ποδός | The one on the left leg | gam Cep |
| 3 | ὁ ὑπὸ τὴν ῥώνηη ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ πλευροῦ | The star under the belt on the right side | bet Cep |
| 4 | ὁ ὑπὲρ τὸν δεξιὸν ὤμου ἀπτόμευος. | The star·over the tight shoulder, which touches it | alf Cep |
| 5 | ὁ ὑπὲρ τὸν δεξιὸυ ἀγκῶνα ἀπτόμερος | The star over the right elbow, which touches it | eta Cep |
| 6 | ὁ ὑπὸ τὸν αὐτὸν ἀγκῶνα καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπτόμενος. | The one under that elbow, which also touches it | tet Cep |
| ὁ ἐν τῷ στήθει | The star in the chest | xi Cep | |
| ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ βραχύουος | The star on the left arm | iot Cep | |
| τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς τιάρας 7’ ὁ νότιος. | The southernmost of the 3 stars on the tiara | eps Cep | |
| ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν. | The middle one of the three | zet Cep | |
| ὁ βορειότερος τῶν τριῶν. | The northernmost of the three | lam Cep | |
| ἀστέρες ιἄ, ὥν γ’ μεγέθους ἄ, δ’ ξ,εη. | 11 stars, l of the third magnitude, 7 of the fourth, 3 of the fifth | ||
| Τῶν περὶ Κηφέα ἀμορφώτων. | Stars around Cepheus outside the constellation | ||
| ὁ προηγούμενος τῆς τιάρας. | The one in advance of the tiara | mu Cep | |
| ὁ ἐπόμενος τῇ τιάρα | The one to the rear or the tiara | del Cep | |
| ἀμόρφωτοι β, ὧν δ’ μεγέθους ἄ, ε α | 2 stars outside the constellation, 1 of the fourth magnitude, 1 of the fifth |
