LEADER 00000cam  2200685 i 4500 
001    ocn893455366 
003    OCoLC 
005    20180206020654.0 
008    141016s2015    enka     b    001 0 eng c 
010      2014954273 
020    9780198716983 
020    0198716982 
035    (OCoLC)893455366 
040    BTCTA|beng|erda|cDLC|dBTCTA|dBDX|dCDX|dYDXCP|dTFW|dOCLCF
       |dGZM|dSGB|dUBY|dOCLCA|dWRF|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO 
041 1  eng|hgrc 
042    lccopycat|apcc 
049    CKEA 
050 00 QB802|b.E7313 2015 
082 04 398.2/0938|223 
092    398.2093 
245 00 Constellation myths :|bwith Aratus's 'Phaenomena' /
       |cEratosthenes and Hyginus ; translated with an 
       introduction and notes by Robin Hard. 
264  1 Oxford, United Kingdom ;|aNew York, NY, United States of 
       America :|bOxford University Press,|c2015. 
300    xlii, 210 pages :|billustrations ;|c20 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Oxford world's classics 
500    English translation of the fragments of Eratosthenes's 
       Catasterismi, a selection from Hyginus's Poetica 
       astronomica, and Aratus's Phaenomena. 
500    "First published as an Oxford world's classics paperback, 
       2015"--Title page verso. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-200) and 
       index. 
505 0  The mythological narratives. Constellations of the Arctic 
       Circle. Ursa Major, the Great Bear ; Ursa Minor, the 
       Little Bear ; Draco, the Dragon ; Cepheus -- 
       Constellations between the Arctic Circle and the summer 
       tropic. Perseus ; Andromeda ; Cassiopeia, known in the 
       ancient world as Cassiepeia ; Cygnus, the Swan, originally
       known as the Bird ; Lyra, the Lyre ; Hercules, originally 
       known as Engonasin, the Kneeler ; Corona Borealis, the 
       Northern Crown, originally known as the Crown ; Bootes, 
       the Oxherd, also known as Arctophylax, the Bear-guard ; 
       Auriga, the Charioteer; with the associated star-group of 
       the Goat and Kids -- Constellations between the summer 
       tropic and the equator. Triangulum, the Triangle, also 
       known in the ancient world as Deltoton ; Pegasus, 
       originally known as the Horse ; Sagitta, the Arrow ; 
       Aquila, the Eagle ; Ophiuchus, the Serpent-bearer, and the
       Serpent ; Canis Minor, the Little Dog, known to the Greeks
       as Procyon. 
505 8  Constellations of the Zodiac. Cancer, the Crab; with the 
       associated star-group of the Asses ; Leo, the Lion; with 
       the neighbouring constellation of Coma Berenices, 
       Berenice's Hair ; Virgo, the Maiden ; Scorpius, the 
       Scorpion, and the Claws (or Libra, the Scales) ; 
       Sagittarius, the Archer ; Capricornus, Capricorn ; 
       Aquarius, the Water-pourer ; Pisces, the Fishes ; Taurus, 
       the Bull; with the associated star-clusters of the 
       Pleiades and Hyades ; Aries, the Ram ; Gemini, the Twins -
       - Constellations between the equator and the winter 
       tropic. Orion ; Cetus, the Sea-monster ; Delphinus, the 
       Dolphin ; Hydra, the Water-snake, with Crater, the Bowl, 
       and Corvus, the Crow ; Canis Major, the Great Dog -- 
       Constellations between the winter tropic and the Antarctic
       Circle. Ara, the Altar ; Centaurus, the Centaur, and Lupus,
       the Wolf, originally known as the Beast ; Lepus, the Hare 
       ; Argo ; Eridanus ; Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish. 
505 8  The Milky Circle, planets, and constellations of late 
       origin. The planets ; The Milky Circle ; Equuleus, the 
       Foal ; Corona Australis, the Southern Crown -- Aratus, 
       Phaenomena. The constellations ; Measuring of time through
       observation of the heavens ; Weather signs -- Appendix. 
       Extracts from Geminos, Introduction to the `Phaenomena'. 
       Explanatory Notes. 
520    "The constellations we recognize today were first mapped 
       by the ancient Greeks, who arranged the stars into 
       patterns for that purpose. In the third century BC 
       Eratosthenes compiled a handbook of astral mythology in 
       which the constellations were associated with figures from
       legend, and myths were provided to explain how each person,
       creature, or object came to be placed in the sky. Thus we 
       can see Heracles killing the Dragon, and Perseus slaying 
       the sea-monster to save Andromeda; Orion chases the seven 
       maidens transformed by Zeus into the Pleiades, and Aries, 
       the golden ram, is identified flying up to the heavens. 
       This translation brings together the later summaries from 
       Eratosthenes's lost handbook with a guide to astronomy 
       compiled by Hyginus, librarian to Augustus. Together with 
       Aratus's astronomical poem the Phaenomena, these texts 
       provide a complete collection of Greek astral myths; 
       imaginative and picturesque, they also offer an intriguing
       insight into ancient science and culture."--Back cover. 
650  0 Constellations|vEarly works to 1800. 
650  0 Constellations|xNames|vEarly works to 1800. 
650  0 Mythology, Greek|vEarly works to 1800. 
650  7 Constellations.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00875735 
650  7 Constellations|xNames.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00875737 
650  7 Mythology, Greek.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01031804 
655  7 Early works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411636 
700 1  Hard, Robin,|ewriter of added text,|etranslator. 
700 02 |iContainer of (expression):|aEratosthenes.|tCatasterismi.
       |lEnglish|s(Hard) 
700 02 |iContainer of (expression):|aAratus,|cSolensis.
       |tPhaenomena.|lEnglish|s(Hard) 
700 12 |iContainer of (expression):|aHyginus, C. Julius.|tPoetica
       astronomica.|kSelections (Constellation myths).|lEnglish
       |s(Hard) 
830  0 Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) 
856 42 |3Contributor biographical information|uhttp://
       catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1513/2014954273-
       b.html 
856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/
       enhancements/fy1513/2014954273-d.html 
994    92|bCKE