Scorpius - Revision history

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

2026-06-12T13:49:00Z

Eratosthenes

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	Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 23-24)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The pincers occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Artemis, it is said, made it rise from the summit of the island of Chios so that it could sting Orion and the latter would die, because Orion, in defiance of everything, had tried to rape the goddess during a hunt. Zeus placed Scorpius among the brilliant constellations, so that men of later generations would know its power and its effects. Scorpius has two stars on each claw - those in front are large, those behind are dim - three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one - three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail and two on the sting. These stars are led by the most beautiful of all, the bright star on the northern pincer. In all, nineteen.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The claws occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Orion is thought to have been killed by Gè, because he had proclaimed before Artemis that no beast would escape him; this sign appears as a symbol of the event. It is said that he stung Orion and that Orion died. Zeus placed Scorpius among the constellations because it was an extraordinary work of Gè, so that future generations would know its stature and power. know its stature and power. Scorpius has two stars on each of its claws - those in front are large and the other two are dim - and three on its forehead. three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail, and two shiny ones on the sting. In all, there were nineteen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 23-24)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The pincers occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Artemis, it is said, made it rise from the summit of the island of Chios so that it could sting Orion and the latter would die, because Orion, in defiance of everything, had tried to rape the goddess during a hunt. Zeus placed Scorpius among the brilliant constellations, so that men of later generations would know its power and its effects. Scorpius has two stars on each claw - those in front are large, those behind are dim - three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one - three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail and two on the sting. These stars are led by the most beautiful of all, the bright star on the northern pincer. In all, nineteen.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The claws occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Orion is thought to have been killed by Gè, because he had proclaimed before Artemis that no beast would escape him; this sign appears as a symbol of the event. It is said that he stung Orion and that Orion died. Zeus placed Scorpius among the constellations because it was an extraordinary work of Gè, so that future generations would know its stature and power. know its stature and power. Scorpius has two stars on each of its claws - those in front are large and the other two are dim - and three on its forehead. three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail, and two shiny ones on the sting. In all, there were nineteen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>In "Var. 1" an additional sentence reports the brightest star on the northern pincer. This is likely a misinterpretation of a star chart with Saturn drawn at its hypsoma in Libra (i.e. the claws of Scorpius).<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M (2017). Hipparchs Himmelsglobus – Ein Bindeglied in der babylonisch-griechischen Astrometrie?, [http://www.springer.com/de/book/9783658186821 Springer Research], Wiesbaden, New York, 2017, </ref>

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

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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Eratosthenes

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	<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The pincers occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Artemis, it is said, made it rise from the summit of the island of Chios so that it could sting Orion and the latter would die, because Orion, in defiance of everything, had tried to rape the goddess during a hunt. Zeus placed Scorpius among the brilliant constellations, so that men of later generations would know its power and its effects. Scorpius has two stars on each claw - those in front are large, those behind are dim - three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one - three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail and two on the sting. These stars are led by the most beautiful of all, the bright star on the northern pincer. In all, nineteen.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The claws occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Orion is thought to have been killed by Gè, because he had proclaimed before Artemis that no beast would escape him; this sign appears as a symbol of the event. It is said that he stung Orion and that Orion died. Zeus placed Scorpius among the constellations because it was an extraordinary work of Gè, so that future generations would know its stature and power. know its stature and power. Scorpius has two stars on each of its claws - those in front are large and the other two are dim - and three on its forehead. three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail, and two shiny ones on the sting. In all, there were nineteen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 23-24)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The pincers occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Artemis, it is said, made it rise from the summit of the island of Chios so that it could sting Orion and the latter would die, because Orion, in defiance of everything, had tried to rape the goddess during a hunt. Zeus placed Scorpius among the brilliant constellations, so that men of later generations would know its power and its effects. Scorpius has two stars on each claw - those in front are large, those behind are dim - three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one - three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail and two on the sting. These stars are led by the most beautiful of all, the bright star on the northern pincer. In all, nineteen.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' Given its large size, it can be divided into two dodecatamories. The claws occupy one sign, and the body and stinger another. Orion is thought to have been killed by Gè, because he had proclaimed before Artemis that no beast would escape him; this sign appears as a symbol of the event. It is said that he stung Orion and that Orion died. Zeus placed Scorpius among the constellations because it was an extraordinary work of Gè, so that future generations would know its stature and power. know its stature and power. Scorpius has two stars on each of its claws - those in front are large and the other two are dim - and three on its forehead. three on the forehead - one of which is bright, the middle one three bright stars on the back, two on the belly, five on the tail, and two shiny ones on the sting. In all, there were nineteen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>
	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====

Sushoff at 06:56, 6 June 2026

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	* [[GIR2.TAB\|GÍR.TAB]]		* [[GIR2.TAB\|GÍR.TAB]]
	* Lisi ([[LI9.SI4\|LI<sub>4</sub>.SI<sub>9</sub>]])		* Lisi ([[LI9.SI4\|LI<sub>4</sub>.SI<sub>9</sub>]])
			<gallery>
	[[File:Kugel Sgr+CrA+Sco.JPG\|thumb\|Kugel Globe: Sco and Sgr with CrA.]]		File:Amran Kudurru 02.jpg\|Scorpion (animal) on Amran Kudurru
			File:Babylonian Limestone Boundary Stele (Kudurru), Reign of Nebuchadnezzar I.jpg\|a scorpion depicted on a limestone kudurru (reign of Nebuchadnezzar I)
			File:Sco seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Scorpius zodiac sign on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
			</gallery>[[File:Kugel Sgr+CrA+Sco.JPG\|thumb\|Kugel Globe: Sco and Sgr with CrA.]]

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	==== Scorpius in the Zodiac ====		==== Scorpius in the Zodiac ====
	The southern part of the constellation, i.e. the tail and sting of the scorpion, extend very far southwards from the ecliptic. Essentially, only the scissors and the head lie in the zodiac. Because the Babylonian constellation Libra was reinserted into the zodiac in Roman times, stars from Scorpius were used for it. The problem was that the recumbent Greek Virgo was wider than the upright Babylonian goddess. This meant that there was no more room for Libra next to the Greek Virgo. Since the scissors were split off and renamed "Libra" in modern time, the scorpion today only covers about 5° of the ecliptic, although the zodiac signs are supposed to be 30° long. The sun is, therefore, not in this constellation for a month, but only for about 5 days (24 to 29 November). The rest of the zodiac sign (section of the ecliptic) is covered by the constellation [[Ophiuchus]].<gallery>		The southern part of the constellation, i.e. the tail and sting of the scorpion, extend very far southwards from the ecliptic. Essentially, only the scissors and the head lie in the zodiac. Because the Babylonian constellation Libra was reinserted into the zodiac in Roman times, stars from Scorpius were used for it. The problem was that the recumbent Greek Virgo was wider than the upright Babylonian goddess. This meant that there was no more room for Libra next to the Greek Virgo. Since the scissors were split off and renamed "Libra" in modern time, the scorpion today only covers about 5° of the ecliptic, although the zodiac signs are supposed to be 30° long. The sun is, therefore, not in this constellation for a month, but only for about 5 days (24 to 29 November). The rest of the zodiac sign (section of the ecliptic) is covered by the constellation [[Ophiuchus]].<gallery>
	File:~~Kugel Sgr+CrA+~~Sco.~~JPG~~\|Scorpius ~~as drawn~~ on ~~the Kugel Globe~~ (~~1st c~~. ~~BCE, drawing by SMH 2024)~~		File:Sco seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Scorpius zodiac sign on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
	File:Sco mainz.jpg\|Scorpius on the Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE), drawing by SMH 2021		File:Sco mainz.jpg\|Scorpius on the Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE), drawing by SMH 2021
	File:Sco Farnese stellarium.jpg\|Scorpius as drawn on the Farnse Globe, holding the Balance in its Claws and partially covered by the hand of Atlas. The stick figures outline the constellations as described in the Almagest in comparison (drawings and mapping by SMH 2021, Stellarium)		File:Sco Farnese stellarium.jpg\|Scorpius as drawn on the Farnse Globe, holding the Balance in its Claws and partially covered by the hand of Atlas. The stick figures outline the constellations as described in the Almagest in comparison (drawings and mapping by SMH 2021, Stellarium)
			File:Kugel Sgr+CrA+Sco.JPG\|Scorpius as drawn on the Kugel Globe (4th c. CE, drawing by SMH 2024)
	File:Aratea 10v.jpg\|Scorpius with Ophiuchus in the Leiden Aratea (c.830 CE)		File:Aratea 10v.jpg\|Scorpius with Ophiuchus in the Leiden Aratea (c.830 CE)
	File:Scorpio et Libra - Mercator.jpeg\|Scorpius in Mercator Globe (1551)		File:Scorpio et Libra - Mercator.jpeg\|Scorpius in Mercator Globe (1551)

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Scorpius in the Zodiac */

2026-06-04T05:19:54Z

Scorpius in the Zodiac

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	File:XV. Sagittarius, Scorpius, Corona Australis, Ara, Lupus, Tubus, Norma Regula, Astronomicus.jpg\|Scorpius and Sagittarius in Bode's Uranographia (1801)		File:XV. Sagittarius, Scorpius, Corona Australis, Ara, Lupus, Tubus, Norma Regula, Astronomicus.jpg\|Scorpius and Sagittarius in Bode's Uranographia (1801)
	File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Scorpio and Libra.jpg\|Scorpius in Jamieson (1822)		File:1822 - Alexander Jamieson - Scorpio and Libra.jpg\|Scorpius in Jamieson (1822)
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-070.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Scorpius
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-071.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Scorpius
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Sushoff at 10:56, 2 June 2026

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	[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]]
	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]		[[Category:Modern]][[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Sco]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Sco]]		[[Category:European]]
	[[Category:European]][[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 05:48, 29 May 2026

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	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
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	[[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:Sco]]
	[[Category:European]][[Category:Zodiac]]		[[Category:European]][[Category:Zodiac]]

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Σκορπίος */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T13:44:29Z

Almagest Σκορπίος: OCR errors

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	\|12		\|12
	\|ὁ ἐν τῷ α’ ἀπὸ τοῦ σώματος σπουδύλῳ		\|ὁ ἐν τῷ α’ ἀπὸ τοῦ σώματος σπουδύλῳ
	\|The star in the first [tail-J joint from the body		\|The star in the first [tail-] joint from the body
	\|eps Sco		\|eps Sco
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	\|ὁ ἐφεξῆς ἐν τῷ δ’ σπουδύλῳ		\|ὁ ἐφεξῆς ἐν τῷ δ’ σπουδύλῳ
	\|The one after that, in the ~~Sth~~ joint		\|The one after that, in the 5th joint
	\|tet Sco		\|tet Sco
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	\|ἀστέρες κα, ὥυ β’ μεγέθους α, γ’ φ, δ’ ε, ε β		\|ἀστέρες κα, ὥυ β’ μεγέθους α, γ’ φ, δ’ ε, ε β
	\|21 stars, I of the second magnitude, 13 of the third, S of the fourth, 2 of the ~~ftfth~~		\|{21 stars, 1 of the second magnitude, 13 of the third, 5 of the fourth, 2 of the fifth}
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	!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Σκορπίου ἀμόρφωτοι		!Οἱ περὶ τὸν Σκορπίου ἀμόρφωτοι
	!Stars ~~araund~~ Scorpius outside the constellation		!Stars around Scorpius outside the constellation
	!		!
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	\|ἀστέρες 7, ὥν ε μεγέθους β, νεφελοειδὴς ἂ.		\|ἀστέρες 7, ὥν ε μεγέθους β, νεφελοειδὴς ἂ.
	\|{3 stars, 2 of the fifth magnitude, I nebulous}		\|{3 stars, 2 of the fifth magnitude, 1 nebulous}
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	\|}		\|}

Sushoff at 12:58, 19 May 2026

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IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-19T08:32:21Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==

	*		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017066 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Scorpio (sic)]

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff: /* Hipparchus */

2026-02-27T18:28:54Z

Hipparchus

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	\|		\|Lib 12 1/2
	\|		\|Sco 6
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	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|the one at the third tail segment (zet)
	\|		\|the northern one of those in the forehead (bet)
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	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|~~2 2/3~~ hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|1 hours = 60 min = 15°
	\|}		\|}

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	* Lisi ([[LI9.SI4\|LI<sub>4</sub>.SI<sub>9</sub>]])		* Lisi ([[LI9.SI4\|LI<sub>4</sub>.SI<sub>9</sub>]])
			<gallery>
	[[File:Kugel Sgr+CrA+Sco.JPG\|thumb\|Kugel Globe: Sco and Sgr with CrA.]]		File:Amran Kudurru 02.jpg\|Scorpion (animal) on Amran Kudurru
			File:Babylonian Limestone Boundary Stele (Kudurru), Reign of Nebuchadnezzar I.jpg\|a scorpion depicted on a limestone kudurru (reign of Nebuchadnezzar I)
			File:Sco seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Scorpius zodiac sign on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
			</gallery>[[File:Kugel Sgr+CrA+Sco.JPG\|thumb\|Kugel Globe: Sco and Sgr with CrA.]]

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	==== Scorpius in the Zodiac ====		==== Scorpius in the Zodiac ====
	The southern part of the constellation, i.e. the tail and sting of the scorpion, extend very far southwards from the ecliptic. Essentially, only the scissors and the head lie in the zodiac. Because the Babylonian constellation Libra was reinserted into the zodiac in Roman times, stars from Scorpius were used for it. The problem was that the recumbent Greek Virgo was wider than the upright Babylonian goddess. This meant that there was no more room for Libra next to the Greek Virgo. Since the scissors were split off and renamed "Libra" in modern time, the scorpion today only covers about 5° of the ecliptic, although the zodiac signs are supposed to be 30° long. The sun is, therefore, not in this constellation for a month, but only for about 5 days (24 to 29 November). The rest of the zodiac sign (section of the ecliptic) is covered by the constellation [[Ophiuchus]].<gallery>		The southern part of the constellation, i.e. the tail and sting of the scorpion, extend very far southwards from the ecliptic. Essentially, only the scissors and the head lie in the zodiac. Because the Babylonian constellation Libra was reinserted into the zodiac in Roman times, stars from Scorpius were used for it. The problem was that the recumbent Greek Virgo was wider than the upright Babylonian goddess. This meant that there was no more room for Libra next to the Greek Virgo. Since the scissors were split off and renamed "Libra" in modern time, the scorpion today only covers about 5° of the ecliptic, although the zodiac signs are supposed to be 30° long. The sun is, therefore, not in this constellation for a month, but only for about 5 days (24 to 29 November). The rest of the zodiac sign (section of the ecliptic) is covered by the constellation [[Ophiuchus]].<gallery>
	File:~~Kugel Sgr+CrA+~~Sco.~~JPG~~\|Scorpius ~~as drawn~~ on ~~the Kugel Globe~~ (~~1st c~~. ~~BCE, drawing by SMH 2024)~~		File:Sco seal Wallenfels1993.png\|Scorpius zodiac sign on Mesopotamian seal print, Wallenfels (1993).
	File:Sco mainz.jpg\|Scorpius on the Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE), drawing by SMH 2021		File:Sco mainz.jpg\|Scorpius on the Mainz Globe (2nd c. CE), drawing by SMH 2021
	File:Sco Farnese stellarium.jpg\|Scorpius as drawn on the Farnse Globe, holding the Balance in its Claws and partially covered by the hand of Atlas. The stick figures outline the constellations as described in the Almagest in comparison (drawings and mapping by SMH 2021, Stellarium)		File:Sco Farnese stellarium.jpg\|Scorpius as drawn on the Farnse Globe, holding the Balance in its Claws and partially covered by the hand of Atlas. The stick figures outline the constellations as described in the Almagest in comparison (drawings and mapping by SMH 2021, Stellarium)
			File:Kugel Sgr+CrA+Sco.JPG\|Scorpius as drawn on the Kugel Globe (4th c. CE, drawing by SMH 2024)
	File:Aratea 10v.jpg\|Scorpius with Ophiuchus in the Leiden Aratea (c.830 CE)		File:Aratea 10v.jpg\|Scorpius with Ophiuchus in the Leiden Aratea (c.830 CE)
	File:Scorpio et Libra - Mercator.jpeg\|Scorpius in Mercator Globe (1551)		File:Scorpio et Libra - Mercator.jpeg\|Scorpius in Mercator Globe (1551)