Aquarius - Revision history

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
	Pamias and Zucker (2013, 80):<blockquote>Apparently, this character owes his name, Aquarius, to his activity. He stands upright, holding a wine jug in his hand and pouring a copious stream of liquid. Some argue that this is Ganymede, considering as decisive evidence the fact that the image represents a cupbearer serving wine. And they invoke the testimony of the Poet, arguing from the fact that he states that Ganymede was brought to Zeus, because of his supreme beauty, to take on the role of cupbearer, which the gods had deemed him worthy of performing, and that he obtained an immortality that remains unknown to men; the liquid it pours resembles nectar, which is precisely the drink of the gods, and those who see Ganymede in it consider this to be further evidence that it is indeed the drink of the gods that has just been mentioned.</blockquote>Pamias and Zucker (2013, 81):<blockquote>Aquarius has two dim stars on his head, one star on each shoulder, both large, one on each elbow, one bright star on his right hand, one on each nipple, one under each nipple, on both sides, one on his left hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf, and one on each foot. In total, there are seventeen. The Water Stream is composed of thirty-one stars, two of which are bright.</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref name=":0">Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 80):<blockquote>Apparently, this character owes his name, Aquarius, to his activity. He stands upright, holding a wine jug in his hand and pouring a copious stream of liquid. Some argue that this is Ganymede, considering as decisive evidence the fact that the image represents a cupbearer serving wine. And they invoke the testimony of the Poet, arguing from the fact that he states that Ganymede was brought to Zeus, because of his supreme beauty, to take on the role of cupbearer, which the gods had deemed him worthy of performing, and that he obtained an immortality that remains unknown to men; the liquid it pours resembles nectar, which is precisely the drink of the gods, and those who see Ganymede in it consider this to be further evidence that it is indeed the drink of the gods that has just been mentioned.</blockquote>Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref name=":0" /> 81):<blockquote>Aquarius has two dim stars on his head, one star on each shoulder, both large, one on each elbow, one bright star on his right hand, one on each nipple, one under each nipple, on both sides, one on his left hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf, and one on each foot. In total, there are seventeen. The Water Stream is composed of thirty-one stars, two of which are bright.</blockquote>

	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====

Sushoff: /* Babylonian */

2026-06-06T06:13:27Z

Babylonian

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	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
	The Babylonian name of the constellation is [[GU.LA\|<sup>mul</sup>GU.LA]], in later times abbreviated GU. <gallery>		The Babylonian name of the constellation is [[GU.LA\|<sup>mul</sup>GU.LA]], in later times abbreviated GU. <gallery>
	File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|Sumerian god Ea		File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|Sumerian god Ea (Pergamon Museum Berlin)
	File:Enki(Ea).jpg\|Enki on Mesopotamian seal print - Akkadian Period.		File:Enki(Ea).jpg\|Enki on Mesopotamian seal print - Akkadian Period.
	File:Ea (Babilonian) - EnKi (Sumerian).jpg\|Ea (Babylonian = Enki (Sumerian)		File:Ea (Babilonian) - EnKi (Sumerian).jpg\|Ea (Babylonian = Enki (Sumerian)
	File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus, part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|God Ea/Enki flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus in Assur/ Iraq, 7th c. BCE		File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus, part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|God Ea/Enki flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus in Assur/ Iraq, 7th c. BCE (Pergamon Museum Berlin).
	File:Aqr seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Aquarius on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).		File:Aqr seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Aquarius on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Sushoff: /* Babylonian */

2026-06-06T06:12:08Z

Babylonian

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	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
	The Babylonian name of the constellation is [[GU.LA\|<sup>mul</sup>GU.LA]], in later times abbreviated GU.		The Babylonian name of the constellation is [[GU.LA\|<sup>mul</sup>GU.LA]], in later times abbreviated GU. <gallery>
			File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|Sumerian god Ea
			File:Enki(Ea).jpg\|Enki on Mesopotamian seal print - Akkadian Period.
			File:Ea (Babilonian) - EnKi (Sumerian).jpg\|Ea (Babylonian = Enki (Sumerian)
			File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus, part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|God Ea/Enki flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus in Assur/ Iraq, 7th c. BCE
			File:Aqr seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Aquarius on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
			</gallery>

	==== Greco-Roman ====		==== Greco-Roman ====

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-06T06:08:32Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
			File:Aqr seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Aaquarius on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
	File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-004.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Aquarius		File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-004.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Aquarius
	File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-004.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Aquarius		File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-004.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Aquarius

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-04T06:33:35Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
			<gallery>
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-004.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Aquarius
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-004.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Aquarius
			</gallery>

	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==

Sushoff at 09:53, 2 June 2026

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	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:~~Constellation~~]] [[Category:~~Asterism~~]] [[Category:~~Almagest~~]] [[Category:~~Mesopotamian~~]] [[Category:~~West Asian~~]] [[Category:~~Asian~~]][[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Aqr]][[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]]
			[[Category:Modern]]
			[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Aqr]]
			[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ὕδρος */ One more

2026-05-20T10:59:30Z

Almagest Ὕδρος: One more

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	!		!
	!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Ὕδρου ἀμόρφωτοι		!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Ὕδρου ἀμόρφωτοι
	!Stars round Aquarius outside the ~~constelfation~~		!Stars round Aquarius outside the constellation
	!		!
	\|-		\|-

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ὕδρος */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T09:56:27Z

Almagest Ὕδρος: OCR errors

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	\|4		\|4
	\|ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ ὤμῳ.		\|ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ ὤμῳ.
	\|The star in the left ~~shouldcr~~		\|The star in the left shoulder
	\|bet Aqr		\|bet Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ἀκροχείρου γ’ ὁ βόρειος.		\|τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ἀκροχείρου γ’ ὁ βόρειος.
	\|The northernmost of the 3 stars an the right hand		\|The northernmost of the 3 stars on the right hand
	\|pi Aqr		\|pi Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ κοτύλη συνεχῶν β ὁ προηγούμενος.		\|τῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ κοτύλη συνεχῶν β ὁ προηγούμενος.
	\|The more advanced of the 2 stars close ~~tagether~~ in the hollow of the right [hip]		\|The more advanced of the 2 stars close together in the hollow of the right [hip]
	\|tet Aqr		\|tet Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν καὶ ὑπὸ τὴν ἀγκύλην		\|ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν καὶ ὑπὸ τὴν ἀγκύλην
	\|The northernmost of ~~the·m~~, under the knee-bend		\|The northernmost of them, under the knee-bend
	\|tau Aqr		\|tau Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ τούτουυ ἐχόμενος μετὰ τὴν καμπήη		\|ὁ τούτουυ ἐχόμενος μετὰ τὴν καμπήη
	\|the one next to this, ~~aftcr~~ [the beginning of] the bend		\|the one next to this, after [the beginning of] the bend
	\|83 Aqr		\|83 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἑπόμενος		\|ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἑπόμενος
	\|the ~~onc~~ to the rear again of this		\|the one to the rear again of this
	\|phi Aqr		\|phi Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν ἀπὸ μεσημβρίας αὐτοῦ β’ ὁ βορειότερος.		\|τῶν ἀπὸ μεσημβρίας αὐτοῦ β’ ὁ βορειότερος.
	\|the ~~northcrnmost~~ of the 2 stars to the south of this		\|the northernmost of the 2 stars to the south of this
	\|psi1 Aqr		\|psi1 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ νοτιώτερος τῶν δύο.		\|ὁ νοτιώτερος τῶν δύο.
	\|the ~~southcrnmost~~ of the two		\|the southernmost of the two
	\|psi3 Aqr		\|psi3 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν μετ’ αὐτὸν β συνεχῶν ὁ προηγούμενος		\|τῶν μετ’ αὐτὸν β συνεχῶν ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|the ~~morc advanccd~~ of the 2 stars ~~dose tagether~~ after the latter		\|the more advanced of the 2 stars close together after the latter
	\|ome1 Aqr		\|ome1 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν		\|ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν
	\|the ~~middlc~~ one of the three		\|the middle one of the three
	\|106 Aqr		\|106 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁμοίως τῶν ἐφεξῆς γ' ὁ βόρειος.		\|ὁμοίως τῶν ἐφεξῆς γ' ὁ βόρειος.
	\|thc northernmost of thc ~~nexl~~ 3 [arranged] likewise		\|thc northernmost of thc next 3 [arranged] likewise
	\|98 Aqr		\|98 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ νότιος τῶν τριῶν		\|ὁ νότιος τῶν τριῶν
	\|the southernmost of the ~~thrcc~~		\|the southernmost of the three
	\|101 Aqr		\|101 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν
	\|~~thc~~ middle one of thc three		\|the middle one of thc three
	\|99 Aqr		\|99 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|τῶν ἐν τῇ λοιπῇ συστροφῇ ’ ὁ ἠγούμενος		\|τῶν ἐν τῇ λοιπῇ συστροφῇ ’ ὁ ἠγούμενος
	\|the most advanced of ~~thc~~ 3 stars in the ~~rcmaining~~ group		\|the most advanced of the 3 stars in the remaining group
	\|86 Aqr		\|86 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|τῶν λοιπῶν β’ ὁ νοτιώτερος		\|τῶν λοιπῶν β’ ὁ νοτιώτερος
	\|the ~~southcrnmost~~ of the other 2		\|the southernmost of the other 2
	\|89 Aqr		\|89 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν
	\|the ~~not·thcrnmost~~ of them		\|the northernmost of them
	\|88 Aqr		\|88 Aqr
	\|-		\|-
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	\|all		\|all
	\|ἀστέρερ μβ, ὥν αἱ μεγέθους ἂ, γ’ 3, δ’ ἢ, εἴ φ, ς’ ἄ.		\|ἀστέρερ μβ, ὥν αἱ μεγέθους ἂ, γ’ 3, δ’ ἢ, εἴ φ, ς’ ἄ.
	\|42 stars, I of the first magnitude, 9 of the third, 18 of the fourth, 13 of the fifth, I of the sixth		\|42 stars, 1 of the first magnitude, 9 of the third, 18 of the fourth, 13 of the fifth, 1 of the sixth
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-

Sushoff at 11:34, 19 May 2026

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	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Aqr]][[Category:Zodiac~~]] [[Category:4work~~]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Aqr]][[Category:Zodiac]]

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-18T14:38:51Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

	*		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017069 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Aquarius]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
	The Babylonian name of the constellation is [[GU.LA\|<sup>mul</sup>GU.LA]], in later times abbreviated GU. <gallery>		The Babylonian name of the constellation is [[GU.LA\|<sup>mul</sup>GU.LA]], in later times abbreviated GU. <gallery>
	File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|Sumerian god Ea		File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|Sumerian god Ea (Pergamon Museum Berlin)
	File:Enki(Ea).jpg\|Enki on Mesopotamian seal print - Akkadian Period.		File:Enki(Ea).jpg\|Enki on Mesopotamian seal print - Akkadian Period.
	File:Ea (Babilonian) - EnKi (Sumerian).jpg\|Ea (Babylonian = Enki (Sumerian)		File:Ea (Babilonian) - EnKi (Sumerian).jpg\|Ea (Babylonian = Enki (Sumerian)
	File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus, part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|God Ea/Enki flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus in Assur/ Iraq, 7th c. BCE		File:God Ea (Sumerian Enki), flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus, part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg\|God Ea/Enki flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus in Assur/ Iraq, 7th c. BCE (Pergamon Museum Berlin).
	File:Aqr seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Aquarius on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).		File:Aqr seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Aquarius on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
	</gallery>		</gallery>