Ancient skies : constellation mythology of the Greeks / David Weston Marshall.

"Look to the sky and see the stories in the stars. The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our distant ancestors. From anywhere on Earth, a person may view the celestial panorama simply by stepping outside at night and gazing upward...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, David Weston (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : The Countryman Press, a division of W.W Norton & Company, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Constellations > Mythology > Greece.
Astronomy, Ancient > Greece.
Mythology, Greek.
Constellations.
Solar system.
Kosmologie.
Literatur.
Mythologie.
Sternbild.
Griechenland > Altertum.
Physical Description:268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part one. The ancient constellations. The value of devotion : Auriga, Capricornus, Pisces, Piscis Austrinus, Delphinus, Aquila, Aquarius, Ara
  • Virtue, loved and lost : Virgo, Sagittarius, Corona Australis, Centaurus, Lupus, Triangulum, Corvus, Crater
  • Woeful deeds of the wanton gods : Ursa Major, Bootes, Ursa Minor, Cygnus, Taurus, Corona Borealis
  • The price of arrogance : Orion, Scorpius, Libra, Lepus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Eridanus
  • An age of heroes : Perseus, Andromeda, Cetus, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Equuleus, Draco, Hercules, Hydra, Leo, Cancer, Sagitta
  • The noble argonauts : Aries, Argo Navis, Lyra, Ophiuchus, Serpens, Gemini
  • Part two. The modern constellations. Filling in the celestial sphere
  • Modern misrepresentations of the ancient constellations
  • Part three. Farming, shepherding, and sailing by the stars. The ancient celestial calendar
  • Ancient navigation
  • Appendix 1. Greek constellation, asterism, and star names
  • Appendix 2. Modern constellation names
  • Appendix 3. Annual celestial events
  • Appendix 4. The harmonious whole
  • Appendix 5. Maps.