"Athena seized the writhing serpent and hurled it into the sky, and fixed it to the very pole of the heavens." The constellations we recognize today were first mapped by the ancient Greeks, who arranged the stars into patterns for that purpose. In the third century BC Eratosthenes compiled a handbook of astral mythology in which the constellations were associated with figures from legend, and myths were provided to explain how each person, creature, or object came to be placed in the sky. Thus we can see Heracles killing the Dragon, and Perseus slaying the sea-monster to save Andromeda; Orion chases the seven maidens transformed by Zeus into the Pleiades, and Aries, the golden ram, is identified flying up to the heavens. This translation brings together the later summaries from Eratosthenes's lost handbook with a guide to astronomy compiled by Hyginus, librarian to Augustus. Together with Aratus's astronomical poem the Phaenomena, these texts provide a complete collection of Greek astral myths; imaginative and picturesque, they also offer an intriguing insight into ancient science and culture. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Constellation Myths: with Aratus's Phaenomena (Oxford World's Classics)

Hyginus

Aratus

Hard, Robin

Eratosthenes

Religion & Spirituality

Oxford University Press

By offering, for the first time in a single edition, complete English translations of Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae--the two most important surviving "handbooks" of classical mythography--this volume enables readers to compare the two's versions of the most important Greek and Roman myths. A General Introduction sets the Library and Fabulae into the wider context of ancient mythography; introductions to each text discuss in greater detail issues of authorship, aim, and influence. A general index, an index of people and geographic locations, and an index of authors and works cited by the mythographers are also included.

Apollodorus' Library and Hyginus' Fabulae: Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology (Hackett Classics)

Apollodorus

Hackett Pub. Co

Hygini Astronomica: Ex Codicibus a Se Primum Collatis (Latin Edition)

Children's Books

Classics

Legare Street Press

C. Iulii Hygini Augusti Liberti Fabularum Liber (1549) (Latin Edition)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Reference

Kessinger Publishing

C. Julii Hygini, Augusti Liberti, Fabularum Liber (1608) (Latin Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Hygini Gromatici Liber De Munitionibus Castrorum (Latin Edition)

History

Nabu Press

Hygini Astronomica, Recens. B. Bunte. Accedunt Prolegomena, Comm. [&C.]. (English and German Edition)

Europe

Liber De Munitionibus Castrorum (Latin Edition)

Hygini Fabulae (Latin Edition)

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