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One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. |
One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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The Greek constellation of the Water Snake is a derivative of the Babylonian constellation of the MUŠ-Dragon, a dog-headed creature with the body of a gigantic snake with front legs and wings |
The Greek constellation of the Water Snake is a derivative of the Babylonian constellation of the MUŠ-Dragon, a dog-headed creature with the body of a gigantic snake with front legs and wings. |
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=== Origin of Constellation === |
=== Origin of Constellation === |
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium mulapin.jpg|the Babylonian version of the "Hydra and Corvus" super-constellation does not contain a cup or jar. visualized in Stellarium (drawing by Jessica Gullberg) |
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File:Cnc Hya KAKSISA stellarium.jpg|the lonely star in front of the dragon-head (Procyon) rised simultaneously with the faint stars of The Crab in ancient Babylon. Procyon and the head / foot of the dragon may serve as a replacement for Cancer |
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File:Hya+crt+crv stellarium farnese.jpg|The Greeks introduced a Crater atop the snake. On the Farnese Globe, the body of the snake forms a vessel for Corvus and Crater. |
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File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Uraniæ, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica.jpg|In early modern time, some scholars extended the snake-body of Hydra beyond pi Hydrae and placed a second bird ([[Solitaire]] or [[Noctua]]) at this new end. |
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== Mythology == |
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=== Greek/ Greco-Roman folklore === |
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=== Babylonian belief === |
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== Weblinks == |
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Revision as of 04:21, 30 October 2024
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation of the Water Snake is a derivative of the Babylonian constellation of the MUŠ-Dragon, a dog-headed creature with the body of a gigantic snake with front legs and wings.
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
the Babylonian version of the "Hydra and Corvus" super-constellation does not contain a cup or jar. visualized in Stellarium (drawing by Jessica Gullberg)
the lonely star in front of the dragon-head (Procyon) rised simultaneously with the faint stars of The Crab in ancient Babylon. Procyon and the head / foot of the dragon may serve as a replacement for Cancer
The Greeks introduced a Crater atop the snake. On the Farnese Globe, the body of the snake forms a vessel for Corvus and Crater.
