Eridanus - Revision history

Sushoff at 10:48, 6 July 2026

2026-07-06T10:48:20Z

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	===== Aratos =====		===== Aratos =====
	Kidd (1997)		Kidd (1997)<ref>Aratus, Phainomena, Engl. translation by Kidd, Douglas, Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, 34, Cambridge Univ. Press 1997</ref>

	[359] For under the gods’ feet that too moves as a separate group, [360] a remnant of Eridanus, river of much weeping. It extends below the left foot of Orion. The tail-chains, by which the extremities of the Fishes are held, both come together as they descend from the tail-parts, and behind the Monster’s back-fin move jointly [365] as they converge, and terminate in a single star that lies close to the top of the Monster’s spine.		[359] For under the gods’ feet that too moves as a separate group, [360] a remnant of Eridanus, river of much weeping. It extends below the left foot of Orion. The tail-chains, by which the extremities of the Fishes are held, both come together as they descend from the tail-parts, and behind the Monster’s back-fin move jointly [365] as they converge, and terminate in a single star that lies close to the top of the Monster’s spine.

Dorvic: /* Aratos */

2026-07-03T11:06:17Z

Aratos

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	===== Aratos =====		===== Aratos =====
			Kidd (1997)

	[359] For under the gods’ feet that too moves as a separate group, [360] a remnant of Eridanus, river of much weeping. It extends below the left foot of Orion. The tail-chains, by which the extremities of the Fishes are held, both come together as they descend from the tail-parts, and behind the Monster’s back-fin move jointly [365] as they converge, and terminate in a single star that lies close to the top of the Monster’s spine.		[359] For under the gods’ feet that too moves as a separate group, [360] a remnant of Eridanus, river of much weeping. It extends below the left foot of Orion. The tail-chains, by which the extremities of the Fishes are held, both come together as they descend from the tail-parts, and behind the Monster’s back-fin move jointly [365] as they converge, and terminate in a single star that lies close to the top of the Monster’s spine.

Dorvic: /* Aratos */

2026-07-03T11:05:25Z

Aratos

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	[359]		[359] For under the gods’ feet that too moves as a separate group, [360] a remnant of Eridanus, river of much weeping. It extends below the left foot of Orion. The tail-chains, by which the extremities of the Fishes are held, both come together as they descend from the tail-parts, and behind the Monster’s back-fin move jointly [365] as they converge, and terminate in a single star that lies close to the top of the Monster’s spine.

	[~~589~~]		[585] These nights are named after his late setting. So these constellations set, while opposite them no meagre one, but brilliant with his belt and two shoulders, Orion, trusting in the might of his sword, extends along the other horizon, bringing with him all of the River.

	[~~634~~]		[635] The windings of the River will plunge into the fair stream of ocean as soon as the Scorpion arrives, which also puts great Orion to flight at its coming.

	[~~725~~]		[726] At that time no part of the Monster is any longer crossing either horizon: you can now see it complete. Now too a sailor on a clear night at sea can observe the first bend of the River emerging from the sea, [730] as he waits for Orion himself, to see if a sign will at some point predict for him the length of either the night or the voyage; for everywhere the gods give these many predictions to men.

	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====

Sushoff: /* Aratos */

2026-07-02T17:44:48Z

Aratos

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	===== Aratos =====		===== Aratos =====
			[359]

			[589]

			[634]

			[725]

	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====

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

2026-07-02T17:15:59Z

Setting (Lib III Cap II §10)

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	\|the second of the northernmost and brightest stars in the large arc of the river extending from Orion		\|the second of the northernmost and brightest stars in the large arc of the river extending from Orion
	\|δ Eri		\|δ Eri
	\|Lib II Cap ~~V §10~~		\|Lib xxx Cap xxx §xxx
	\|setting, west, last		\|setting, west, last
	\|Tau 3		\|Tau 3

Sushoff: /* Rising (Lib II Cap V §10) */

2026-07-02T17:15:25Z

Rising (Lib II Cap V §10)

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	====== Rising (Lib II Cap V §10) ======		====== Rising (Lib II Cap V §10) ======
	<blockquote>The Rising of ~~Ericanus~~ ... </blockquote>		<blockquote>The Rising of Eridanus ... </blockquote>
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!		!
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	\|star		\|star
	\|in the quadrilateral which is located in the boow and next to the Sea Monster the front and northernmost (rho Cet)		\|in the quadrilateral which is located in the boow and next to the Sea Monster the front and northernmost (rho Cet)
	\|The brightest, front and southernmost of all		\|The brightest, front and southernmost of all (θ Eri)
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	\|		\|
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	\|star		\|star
	\|the front one and brightest of all (~~theta~~)		\|the front one and brightest of all (θ Eri)
	\|the first one which stands next to the foot of Orion		\|the first one which stands next to the foot of Orion (λ Eri)
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	\|		\|vom großen Bogen des vom Orion ausgehenden Flusses der zweite von den nördliche gelegenen und helle
	\|		\|the second of the northernmost and brightest stars in the large arc of the river extending from Orion
	\|~~lam And~~		\|δ Eri
	\|Lib II Cap V §10		\|Lib II Cap V §10
	\|~~rising~~, ~~east~~, ~~first~~		\|setting, west, last
	\|		\|Tau 3
	\|}		\|}
	<blockquote></blockquote>		<blockquote></blockquote>

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

2026-06-12T08:19:37Z

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> 110-111)<blockquote>'''Var. 1 (Περὶ τοῦ Ποταμοῦ)''': It rises at the left foot of Orion. Aratus calls it Eridanus, though he gives no reason for this identification; others say it is more accurate to call it the Nile, as it is the only river that rises in the south. It is lined along its entire length by a great many stars. </blockquote><blockquote>Below it lies the star called “Canopus”, which is near the rudder of Argo. Below this star, no other stars are visible. The River has three stars on the first bend, three on the second, and seven stretching from the third bend to the end, which is said to constitute the mouths of the Nile. Thirteen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2 (Ποταμοῦ)''': It rises at the left foot of Orion. Aratus calls it Eridanus, though he gives no reason for this identification; others say that the most plausible interpretation is to see it as the Nile, for it is the only river that rises in the south. It is studded with a great many stars all along its course. Below it lies the star called “Canopus”, which is near the rudders of Argo. Below this star no other star is visible; this is why it is called “Perigean” (Near the Earth).</blockquote><blockquote>The River has three stars on the first bend, three on the second, and seven stretching from the third bend to the end, which is said to constitute the mouths of the Nile. Thirteen in all.</blockquote>

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

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

2026-06-04T06:30:20Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:Eridanus uranometria.jpg\|Eri (Uranometria 1603)		File:Eridanus uranometria.jpg\|Eri (Uranometria 1603)
	File:Eridanus Hevelius.jpg\|Eri (Hevelius 1690)		File:Eridanus Hevelius.jpg\|Eri (Hevelius 1690)
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-034.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Eridanus
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-034.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Eridanus
	</gallery>		</gallery>

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ποταμός */ Couple more typos

2026-05-20T12:49:40Z

Almagest Ποταμός: Couple more typos

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	\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος		\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος
	\|~~Thc~~ rearmost of thc 2 stars next in order after this		\|The rearmost of thc 2 stars next in order after this
	\|psi Eri		\|psi Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐξῆς διαστάσει γ’ ὁ ἐπόμευος		\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐξῆς διαστάσει γ’ ὁ ἐπόμευος
	\|The rearmost of thc 3 stars in ~~thc~~ next interval		\|The rearmost of thc 3 stars in the next interval
	\|g Eri		\|g Eri
	\|-		\|-

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ποταμός */ More typos/OCR errors

2026-05-19T21:57:25Z

Almagest Ποταμός: More typos/OCR errors

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	\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος ἐν ἐπικαμπίῳ πρὸς τῷ ἀντικυημίῳ τοῦ Ὡρίωνος		\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος ἐν ἐπικαμπίῳ πρὸς τῷ ἀντικυημίῳ τοῦ Ὡρίωνος
	\|The one north of ~~tbis~~, in ~~thc~~ curve near the shin of Orion		\|The one north of this, in the curve near the shin of Orion
	\|ß Eri		\|ß Eri
	\|-		\|-
	\|3		\|3
	\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος		\|τῶν μετὰ τοῦτον ἐφεξῆς β’ ὁ ἐπόμενος
	\|Thc rearmost of thc 2 stars ~~ncxt~~ in order after this		\|Thc rearmost of thc 2 stars next in order after this
	\|psi Eri		\|psi Eri
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν
	\|The ~~midd1e~~ one of these		\|The middle one of these
	\|tau4 Eri		\|tau4 Eri
	\|-		\|-