Astronomy and Space

Catasterismi

The Catasterismi or Catasterisms (Greek Καταστερισμοί Katasterismoi, "Constellations" or "Placings Among the Stars") is a lost work by Eratosthenes of Cyrene. It was a comprehensive compendium of astral mythology including origin myths of the stars and constellations. Only a summary of the original work survives, called the Epitome Catasterismorum, by an unknown author sometimes referred to as Pseudo-Eratosthenes. This summary dates to the 1st century BCE or CE.

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• ▸Alcyone (star)

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