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 File:Aur Duerer1515 hi.jpg|Auriga labelled "Erichthonius" in Dürer (1515).
 File:Auriga - Johann Bayer.jpg|Auriga in Bayer (1603), coloured
 File:Aur Fortin1795.jpg|Auriga as Erichtonius in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
 File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Auriga, The Charioteer (with Hercules Telescope).jpg|Auriga in Jamieson (1822)

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			File:Aur Duerer1515 hi.jpg\|Auriga labelled "Erichthonius" in Dürer (1515).
			File:Auriga - Johann Bayer.jpg\|Auriga in Bayer (1603), coloured
	File:Aur Fortin1795.jpg\|Auriga as Erichtonius in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).		File:Aur Fortin1795.jpg\|Auriga as Erichtonius in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
			File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Auriga, The Charioteer (with Hercules Telescope).jpg\|Auriga in Jamieson (1822)
	File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-087.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Auriga		File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-087.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Auriga
	File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-088.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Auriga		File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-088.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Auriga

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			[[File:Aur Duerer1515 hi.jpg\|thumb\|Auriga labelled "Erichthonius" in Dürer (1515).]]

	Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 41-44)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…> </blockquote><blockquote>Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced.		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 41-44)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…> </blockquote><blockquote>Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced.

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	Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 41-44)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating ~~Helios216~~; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…> </blockquote><blockquote>Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced.		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 41-44)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…> </blockquote><blockquote>Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced.

	In this constellation, the '''Goat and the Kids''' are depicted. The Museum relates, in fact, that Zeus, at his birth, was entrusted by Rhea to the care of Themis; that she gave the newborn to Amalthea; that the latter entrusted him to a goat she owned; and that this goat was Zeus’s nurse. </blockquote><blockquote>'''This goat''' was a daughter of Helios and of such a dreadful appearance that the gods in the time of Cronus, horrified by the little one’s appearance, had asked Earth to hide her in one of the caves of Crete. Earth therefore hid her from view and entrusted her to Amalthea, who nourished Zeus with the milk of this goat. When the child reached manhood and prepared to wage war against the Titans, an oracle advised Zeus, who had no weapons, to use the goat’s skin as a weapon, because of its invulnerable and terrifying nature, and because it bore the face of the Gorgon in the middle of its back. Zeus followed the oracle’s advice, and thanks to this stratagem appeared twice as strong. He covered the goat’s bones with another skin, breathed life into it and made it immortal. It is said that <…> as a celestial body.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that this refers to Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus. The Charioteer has one star on his head, one on each shoulder (the left one, called ‘the Goat’, is bright), one on each elbow, one on his right hand, and two on his left hand, called ‘the Kids’. Eight in all.</blockquote>		In this constellation, the '''Goat and the Kids''' are depicted. The Museum relates, in fact, that Zeus, at his birth, was entrusted by Rhea to the care of Themis; that she gave the newborn to Amalthea; that the latter entrusted him to a goat she owned; and that this goat was Zeus’s nurse. </blockquote><blockquote>'''This goat''' was a daughter of Helios and of such a dreadful appearance that the gods in the time of Cronus, horrified by the little one’s appearance, had asked Earth to hide her in one of the caves of Crete. Earth therefore hid her from view and entrusted her to Amalthea, who nourished Zeus with the milk of this goat. When the child reached manhood and prepared to wage war against the Titans, an oracle advised Zeus, who had no weapons, to use the goat’s skin as a weapon, because of its invulnerable and terrifying nature, and because it bore the face of the Gorgon in the middle of its back. Zeus followed the oracle’s advice, and thanks to this stratagem appeared twice as strong. He covered the goat’s bones with another skin, breathed life into it and made it immortal. It is said that <…> as a celestial body.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that this refers to Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus. The Charioteer has one star on his head, one on each shoulder (the left one, called ‘the Goat’, is bright), one on each elbow, one on his right hand, and two on his left hand, called ‘the Kids’. Eight in all.</blockquote>

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	Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 41-44)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios216; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…> </blockquote><blockquote>Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced. In this constellation, the Goat and the Kids are depicted. The Museum relates, in fact, that Zeus, at his birth, was entrusted by Rhea to the care of Themis; that she gave the newborn to Amalthea; that the latter entrusted him to a goat she owned; and that this goat was Zeus’s nurse. </blockquote><blockquote>'''This goat''' was a daughter of Helios and of such a dreadful appearance that the gods in the time of Cronus, horrified by the little one’s appearance, had asked Earth to hide her in one of the caves of Crete. Earth therefore hid her from view and entrusted her to Amalthea, who nourished Zeus with the milk of this goat. When the child reached manhood and prepared to wage war against the Titans, an oracle advised Zeus, who had no weapons, to use the goat’s skin as a weapon, because of its invulnerable and terrifying nature, and because it bore the face of the Gorgon in the middle of its back. Zeus followed the oracle’s advice, and thanks to this stratagem appeared twice as strong. He covered the goat’s bones with another skin, breathed life into it and made it immortal. It is said that <…> as a celestial body.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that this refers to Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus. The Charioteer has one star on his head, one on each shoulder (the left one, called ‘the Goat’, is bright), one on each elbow, one on his right hand, and two on his left hand, called ‘the Kids’. Eight in all.</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 41-44)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios216; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…> </blockquote><blockquote>Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced.

			In this constellation, the '''Goat and the Kids''' are depicted. The Museum relates, in fact, that Zeus, at his birth, was entrusted by Rhea to the care of Themis; that she gave the newborn to Amalthea; that the latter entrusted him to a goat she owned; and that this goat was Zeus’s nurse. </blockquote><blockquote>'''This goat''' was a daughter of Helios and of such a dreadful appearance that the gods in the time of Cronus, horrified by the little one’s appearance, had asked Earth to hide her in one of the caves of Crete. Earth therefore hid her from view and entrusted her to Amalthea, who nourished Zeus with the milk of this goat. When the child reached manhood and prepared to wage war against the Titans, an oracle advised Zeus, who had no weapons, to use the goat’s skin as a weapon, because of its invulnerable and terrifying nature, and because it bore the face of the Gorgon in the middle of its back. Zeus followed the oracle’s advice, and thanks to this stratagem appeared twice as strong. He covered the goat’s bones with another skin, breathed life into it and made it immortal. It is said that <…> as a celestial body.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that this refers to Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus. The Charioteer has one star on his head, one on each shoulder (the left one, called ‘the Goat’, is bright), one on each elbow, one on his right hand, and two on his left hand, called ‘the Kids’. Eight in all.</blockquote>

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	'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios216; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 41-44)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios216; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…> </blockquote><blockquote>Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced. In this constellation, the Goat and the Kids are depicted. The Museum relates, in fact, that Zeus, at his birth, was entrusted by Rhea to the care of Themis; that she gave the newborn to Amalthea; that the latter entrusted him to a goat she owned; and that this goat was Zeus’s nurse. </blockquote><blockquote>'''This goat''' was a daughter of Helios and of such a dreadful appearance that the gods in the time of Cronus, horrified by the little one’s appearance, had asked Earth to hide her in one of the caves of Crete. Earth therefore hid her from view and entrusted her to Amalthea, who nourished Zeus with the milk of this goat. When the child reached manhood and prepared to wage war against the Titans, an oracle advised Zeus, who had no weapons, to use the goat’s skin as a weapon, because of its invulnerable and terrifying nature, and because it bore the face of the Gorgon in the middle of its back. Zeus followed the oracle’s advice, and thanks to this stratagem appeared twice as strong. He covered the goat’s bones with another skin, breathed life into it and made it immortal. It is said that <…> as a celestial body.</blockquote><blockquote>Others say that this refers to Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus. The Charioteer has one star on his head, one on each shoulder (the left one, called ‘the Goat’, is bright), one on each elbow, one on his right hand, and two on his left hand, called ‘the Kids’. Eight in all.</blockquote>

	Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.

	'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…>

	Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced. In this constellation, the Goat and the Kids are depicted. The Museum relates, in fact, that Zeus, at his birth, was entrusted by Rhea to the care of Themis; that she gave the newborn to Amalthea; that the latter entrusted him to a goat she owned; and that this goat was Zeus’s nurse.

	This goat was a daughter of Helios and of such a dreadful appearance that the gods in the time of Cronus, horrified by the little one’s appearance, had asked Earth to hide her in one of the caves of Crete. Earth therefore hid her from view and entrusted her to Amalthea, who nourished Zeus with the milk of this goat. When the child reached manhood and prepared to wage war against the Titans, an oracle advised Zeus, who had no weapons, to use the goat’s skin as a weapon, because of its invulnerable and terrifying nature, and because it bore the face of the Gorgon in the middle of its back. Zeus followed the oracle’s advice, and thanks to this stratagem appeared twice as strong. He covered the goat’s bones with another skin, breathed life into it and made it immortal. It is said that <…> as a celestial body.

	Others say that this refers to Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus. The Charioteer has one star on his head, one on each shoulder (the left one, called ‘the Goat’, is bright), one on each elbow, one on his right hand, and two on his left hand, called ‘the Kids’. Eight in all.

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
			'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ἡνιὁχου):''' According to the story, this was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove a chariot of white horses which he had yoked, imitating Helios216; and that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena and to build her a sanctuary <…>. Euripides also speaks of the manner in which Erichthonius was born.

			Others say that he was Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus.

			'''Var. 2 (Ἡνιὁχου):''' It is said that he was the first man Zeus saw harnessing horses to a chariot: Erichthonius, son of Hephaestus and Earth. Zeus was impressed by the fact that Erichthonius drove white horses in tandem, which he had yoked together, imitating Helios; that he was the first to lead a procession on the Acropolis in honour of Athena; and that he lent all his splendour and solemnity to the sacrificial ceremony dedicated to her <…>

			Here, according to Euripides, is how Erichthonius came into being: Hephaestus, who was in love with Athena, sought to unite with her; but she rejected him, because she preferred to remain a virgin, and went to hide in a place in Attica, which was, it is said, called ‘Hephaesteion’ after the god’s name. Whilst he was standing before her and imagining that he was about to possess her, he was struck by the goddess with a spear, which aroused his desire, and his semen fell to the ground. It is said that a child was born from this semen, who was therefore named “Erichthonius”. Once he had grown up, he invented the chariot, and his performances in the races aroused admiration. He took great care in organising the Panathenaea, with, at his side, a [charioteer] passenger equipped with a shield and a helmet with three plumes on his head. And it was on the model of this “passenger” (parabates) that the figure known as “the Chariot Jumper” (apobates) was introduced. In this constellation, the Goat and the Kids are depicted. The Museum relates, in fact, that Zeus, at his birth, was entrusted by Rhea to the care of Themis; that she gave the newborn to Amalthea; that the latter entrusted him to a goat she owned; and that this goat was Zeus’s nurse.

			This goat was a daughter of Helios and of such a dreadful appearance that the gods in the time of Cronus, horrified by the little one’s appearance, had asked Earth to hide her in one of the caves of Crete. Earth therefore hid her from view and entrusted her to Amalthea, who nourished Zeus with the milk of this goat. When the child reached manhood and prepared to wage war against the Titans, an oracle advised Zeus, who had no weapons, to use the goat’s skin as a weapon, because of its invulnerable and terrifying nature, and because it bore the face of the Gorgon in the middle of its back. Zeus followed the oracle’s advice, and thanks to this stratagem appeared twice as strong. He covered the goat’s bones with another skin, breathed life into it and made it immortal. It is said that <…> as a celestial body.

			Others say that this refers to Myrtilos, son of Hermes, the charioteer of Oenomaus. The Charioteer has one star on his head, one on each shoulder (the left one, called ‘the Goat’, is bright), one on each elbow, one on his right hand, and two on his left hand, called ‘the Kids’. Eight in all.

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

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:Aur Fortin1795.jpg\|Auriga as Erichtonius in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).		File:Aur Fortin1795.jpg\|Auriga as Erichtonius in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-087.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Auriga
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-088.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Auriga
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Almagest Ἠνίοχος.: OCR errors

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	\|ὁ βορειότερος καὶ ὑπὲρ τὴν κεφαλήν		\|ὁ βορειότερος καὶ ὑπὲρ τὴν κεφαλήν
	\|The northernmost [ of these], over the head		\|The northernmost [of these], over the head
	\|xi Aur		\|xi Aur
	\|-		\|-
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	\|6		\|6
	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ καρποῦ.		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ καρποῦ.
	\|The star on the. right wrist		\|The star on the right wrist
	\|tet Aur		\|tet Aur
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτῶν.		\|ὁ προηγούμενος αὐτῶν.
	\|The more ~~ad;,anced~~ of these		\|The more advanced of these
	\|zet Aur		\|zet Aur
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ σφυροῦ κοινὸς κέρατος.		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ σφυροῦ κοινὸς κέρατος.
	\|The star on the right ankle, which is [ applied in] common to the horn [ of Taurus]		\|The star on the right ankle, which is [applied in] common to the horn [of Taurus]
	\|bet Tau		\|bet Tau
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ τούτου ἀπ’ ἄρκτων ἐν τῷ περιποδύῳ.		\|ὁ τούτου ἀπ’ ἄρκτων ἐν τῷ περιποδύῳ.
	\|The one to the north of the latter, in the lower hem [ of the garment]		\|The one to the north of the latter, in the lower hem [of the garment]
	\|chi Aur		\|chi Aur
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ ἔτι τούτου βορειότερος ἐπὶ τοῦ γλουτοῦ.		\|ὁ ἔτι τούτου βορειότερος ἐπὶ τοῦ γλουτοῦ.
	\|The one north ~~aga,in~~ of this, on the buttock		\|The one north again of this, on the buttock
	\|phi Aur		\|phi Aur
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ἀστέρες ἰδ, ὥν α μεγέθουςα, β’ ἂ, γ’ β, δ’ὁ, ε β, ς ἂ.		\|ἀστέρες ἰδ, ὥν α μεγέθουςα, β’ ἂ, γ’ β, δ’ὁ, ε β, ς ἂ.
	\|14 stars, I of the first magnitude, l of the second, 2 of the third, 7 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth, I of the sixth}		\|14 stars, 1 of the first magnitude, l of the second, 2 of the third, 7 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth, 1 of the sixth}
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	\|}		\|}

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	[[File:Auriga (aur).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Auriga star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Auriga (aur).tif\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Auriga star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The three ancient globes (Farnese, Mainz, Kugel) depict completely different versions of this person: the Kugel Globe is the only one showing him in a chariot; in all other depictions he is drawn as shepherd carrying a goat or goatlets. Hoffmann (2022)<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2022). Multiple Greek Sky Cultures., in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy, tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, 491-523</ref> suggested to interpret this variety as an attempt to depict different stories/ legends. This could, of course, also be due to different cultures of origin of the makers.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==