Didactic poem · 1921
Phaenomena
Translated by G. R. Mair (1921)
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Aratus’s hexameter account of the constellations, the celestial circles, the risings of the zodiac and the weather signs, a poem of the stars that was widely read and translated in antiquity.
Contents · 7 parts
- Proem (Lines 1–18)1 paragraph
- A. Constellations north of the ecliptic (Lines 19–318)28 paragraphs
- B. Constellations south of the ecliptic (Lines 319–453)15 paragraphs
- C. The five planets (Lines 454–461)1 paragraph
- D. Circles of the celestial sphere (Lines 462–558)8 paragraphs
- E. The zodiac risings (Lines 559–732)12 paragraphs
- F. The weather signs (Lines 733–1154)37 paragraphs