Aries - Revision history

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
	Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 60-62)<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is apparently the ram that carried Phrixos and Helle. He was immortal and was given by Nephele. He had a golden fleece, as Hesiod says. Whilst he was carrying them across the narrowest part of the sea on his back—which was named the ‘Hellespont’ after Helle—he [lost a horn and] dropped her. However, Poseidon saved her, and he had a child by her, Paeon. As for Phrixos, the ram carried him, safe and sound, towards the Black Sea and all the way to Aeetes, where he took off his golden fleece and offered it as a keepsake; and he set off, just as he was, to join the constellations.</blockquote><blockquote>Aries has one star on its head, three on its nostrils, two on its neck, a bright one at the tip of the front leg, four on its back, one on its tail, three on its belly, one on its rump, and one at the tip of the leg. Seventeen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2.''' This is the one who carried Phrixos and Helle. He was immortal and had been given to them by Nephele, their mother. He had a golden fleece, as Hesiod and Pherecydes recount. Whilst carrying them on his back across the narrowest part of the sea, which took its namefrom Helle as the ‘Hellespont’ (Sea of Helle), he dropped her [losing a horn]. However, Poseidon saved her, united with her, and had a child by her named Paeon. As for Phrixus, the ram carried him, safe and sound, to the Euxine Sea and all the way to Aeetes. Then he shed his golden fleece and offered it [to Aeetes] as a souvenir; and he departed, just as he was, to join the constellations. That is why it shines with a relatively faint.</blockquote><blockquote>Aries has one star on its ~~head³⁰¹~~, three on its nostrils, two on its neck, one shining star on the tip of the front ~~leg³⁰²~~, four on its back, one on its tail, three on its underbelly, one on its pelvis, and one on the tip of the hind ~~leg³⁰³~~. Seventeen in all.</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 60-62)<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is apparently the ram that carried Phrixos and Helle. He was immortal and was given by Nephele. He had a golden fleece, as Hesiod says. Whilst he was carrying them across the narrowest part of the sea on his back—which was named the ‘Hellespont’ after Helle—he [lost a horn and] dropped her. However, Poseidon saved her, and he had a child by her, Paeon. As for Phrixos, the ram carried him, safe and sound, towards the Black Sea and all the way to Aeetes, where he took off his golden fleece and offered it as a keepsake; and he set off, just as he was, to join the constellations.</blockquote><blockquote>Aries has one star on its head, three on its nostrils, two on its neck, a bright one at the tip of the front leg, four on its back, one on its tail, three on its belly, one on its rump, and one at the tip of the leg. Seventeen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2.''' This is the one who carried Phrixos and Helle. He was immortal and had been given to them by Nephele, their mother. He had a golden fleece, as Hesiod and Pherecydes recount. Whilst carrying them on his back across the narrowest part of the sea, which took its namefrom Helle as the ‘Hellespont’ (Sea of Helle), he dropped her [losing a horn]. However, Poseidon saved her, united with her, and had a child by her named Paeon. As for Phrixus, the ram carried him, safe and sound, to the Euxine Sea and all the way to Aeetes. Then he shed his golden fleece and offered it [to Aeetes] as a souvenir; and he departed, just as he was, to join the constellations. That is why it shines with a relatively faint.</blockquote><blockquote>Aries has one star on its head, three on its nostrils, two on its neck, one shining star on the tip of the front leg, four on its back, one on its tail, three on its underbelly, one on its pelvis, and one on the tip of the hind leg. Seventeen in all.</blockquote>

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

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

2026-06-12T05:17:58Z

Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
			Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 60-62)<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is apparently the ram that carried Phrixos and Helle. He was immortal and was given by Nephele. He had a golden fleece, as Hesiod says. Whilst he was carrying them across the narrowest part of the sea on his back—which was named the ‘Hellespont’ after Helle—he [lost a horn and] dropped her. However, Poseidon saved her, and he had a child by her, Paeon. As for Phrixos, the ram carried him, safe and sound, towards the Black Sea and all the way to Aeetes, where he took off his golden fleece and offered it as a keepsake; and he set off, just as he was, to join the constellations.</blockquote><blockquote>Aries has one star on its head, three on its nostrils, two on its neck, a bright one at the tip of the front leg, four on its back, one on its tail, three on its belly, one on its rump, and one at the tip of the leg. Seventeen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2.''' This is the one who carried Phrixos and Helle. He was immortal and had been given to them by Nephele, their mother. He had a golden fleece, as Hesiod and Pherecydes recount. Whilst carrying them on his back across the narrowest part of the sea, which took its namefrom Helle as the ‘Hellespont’ (Sea of Helle), he dropped her [losing a horn]. However, Poseidon saved her, united with her, and had a child by her named Paeon. As for Phrixus, the ram carried him, safe and sound, to the Euxine Sea and all the way to Aeetes. Then he shed his golden fleece and offered it [to Aeetes] as a souvenir; and he departed, just as he was, to join the constellations. That is why it shines with a relatively faint.</blockquote><blockquote>Aries has one star on its head³⁰¹, three on its nostrils, two on its neck, one shining star on the tip of the front leg³⁰², four on its back, one on its tail, three on its underbelly, one on its pelvis, and one on the tip of the hind leg³⁰³. Seventeen in all.</blockquote>

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

Sushoff at 06:02, 6 June 2026

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	How the wage labourer became an aries remains a mystery, for which science has several theories: Of course, it may be that the ram was Greek and that when the Babylonian zodiac was adopted, the foreign labourer was simply replaced by a constellation of their own. However, this is unlikely because all other foreign images were adopted, even if it was difficult to integrate them into their own Greek mythology (see Capricorn).		How the wage labourer became an aries remains a mystery, for which science has several theories: Of course, it may be that the ram was Greek and that when the Babylonian zodiac was adopted, the foreign labourer was simply replaced by a constellation of their own. However, this is unlikely because all other foreign images were adopted, even if it was difficult to integrate them into their own Greek mythology (see Capricorn).
			[[File:Ari seal Wallenfels1993.png\|thumb\|Aries on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).]]
	It is therefore more likely that the change already took place in Babylon before the zodiac was exported all over the world. Since the mid-20th century, there has been a hypothesis of a Babylonian play on words: the labourer is called LU.ḪUN.GA, whereby the prefix LU only indicates that this is a designation for a human being. Like all scientists, the Babylonians tended to use abbreviations and often wrote only the sign for the first spoken syllable, i.e. ḪUN: this is documented on clay tablets. However, this cuneiform sign is very similar to the sign for UDU, sheep, so it could be a joke or a misunderstanding in translations into Greek or other languages.		It is therefore more likely that the change already took place in Babylon before the zodiac was exported all over the world. Since the mid-20th century, there has been a hypothesis of a Babylonian play on words: the labourer is called LU.ḪUN.GA, whereby the prefix LU only indicates that this is a designation for a human being. Like all scientists, the Babylonians tended to use abbreviations and often wrote only the sign for the first spoken syllable, i.e. ḪUN: this is documented on clay tablets. However, this cuneiform sign is very similar to the sign for UDU, sheep, so it could be a joke or a misunderstanding in translations into Greek or other languages.

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
			File:Ari seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Aries on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
	File:Aries Bab-stellarium-R-Perdok2016.jpg\|Late Babylonian Aries (Perdok 2016)		File:Aries Bab-stellarium-R-Perdok2016.jpg\|Late Babylonian Aries (Perdok 2016)
	File:Aratea 34v.jpg\|Aries in Leiden Aratea (c. 830)		File:Aratea 34v.jpg\|Aries in Leiden Aratea (c. 830)

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

2026-06-04T06:33:10Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:1776 - John Flamsteed - Le Belier (Aries).jpg\|Aries in Flamsteed/ Fortin (1776) with a Fly		File:1776 - John Flamsteed - Le Belier (Aries).jpg\|Aries in Flamsteed/ Fortin (1776) with a Fly
	File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Aries and Musca Borealis.jpg\|Aries in Hall (1825) with a Fly		File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Aries and Musca Borealis.jpg\|Aries in Hall (1825) with a Fly
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-007.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Aries
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-007.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Aries
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Sushoff at 09:57, 2 June 2026

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

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

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Κριός */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T10:06:16Z

Almagest Κριός: OCR errors

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	\|7		\|7
	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς ἐκφύσεως τῆς οὐρᾶς		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς ἐκφύσεως τῆς οὐρᾶς
	\|The star on the place where the tail joins [ the body]		\|The star on the place where the tail joins [the body]
	\|eps Ari		\|eps Ari
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὀπισθίου ἀκρόποδος		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὀπισθίου ἀκρόποδος
	\|The star an the hind hoof		\|The star on the hind hoof
	\|mu Ari		\|mu Ari
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	\|ἀστέρες ιχ, ὧν γ’ μεγέθους β, δ’ δ,ἐς,ςα		\|ἀστέρες ιχ, ὧν γ’ μεγέθους β, δ’ δ,ἐς,ςα
	\|13 stars, 2 of the third magnitude, 4 of the fourth, 6 of the fifth., 1 of the sixth		\|13 stars, 2 of the third magnitude, 4 of the fourth, 6 of the fifth, 1 of the sixth
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	!		!
	!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Κριὸν ἀμόρφωτοι		!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Κριὸν ἀμόρφωτοι
	!Stars ~~araund~~ Aries outside the constellation		!Stars around Aries outside the constellation
	!		!
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν ὑπὲρ τὴν ὀσφὺν δ ὁ ἐπόμενος καὶ λαμπρότερος.		\|τῶν ὑπὲρ τὴν ὀσφὺν δ ὁ ἐπόμενος καὶ λαμπρότερος.
	\|The 4 stars over the rump: the rearmost,_ which is brighter [than the others]		\|The 4 stars over the rump: the rearmost, which is brighter [than the others]
	\|41 Ari		\|41 Ari
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	\|ἀστέρες ἓ, ὥν γ’ μεγέθους ἄ, δ’ ἂ, γ.		\|ἀστέρες ἓ, ὥν γ’ μεγέθους ἄ, δ’ ἂ, γ.
	\|5 stars, I of the third magnitude, 1 of the fourth, 3 of the fifth		\|5 stars, 1 of the third magnitude, 1 of the fourth, 3 of the fifth
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}

Sushoff at 11:41, 19 May 2026

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	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:Zodiac]] [[Category:Ari]]		[[Category:Zodiac]] [[Category:Ari]]
	~~[[Category:4work]]~~

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-18T14:41:21Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==

	*		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017059 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Aries]

	==References==		==References==

YoulaAzkarrula at 23:43, 15 May 2026

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

Sushoff: /* Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) */

2026-02-27T18:47:19Z

Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10)

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	\|		\|Psc 29
	\|		\|Ari 26
	\|		\|Gem 29
	\|		\|Cnc 29
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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the one in the front feet
	\|		\|the rear one of those in the tail
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|2 ~~2/3~~ hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|2 hours = 120 min = 30°
	\|}		\|}