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  • Delphi Complete Works of Aratus - Appearances (Illustrated)

    de Aratus of Soli ...
    Series Libro 108 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Aratus of Soli was a third century BC didactic poet at the court of Antigonus Gonatas of Macedonia, where he wrote his famous astronomical poem ‘Phaenomena’ (Appearances). It describes the constellations and other celestial phenomena, while the latter section is chiefly concerned with weather lore. Aratus’ poem was extremely popular both in the Greek and Roman world, as demonstrated by the large ... Leer más

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  • Constellation Myths

    with Aratus's Phaenomena

    de Eratosthenes, Hyginus, Aratus ...
    Traducido por Robin Hard ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    '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 ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The Sky Is Our Song

    The "Phaenomena" of Aratus

    de Aratus ...
    Traducido por Stanley Lombardo ...
    An ancient Greek guide to the heavens, translated in a new accessible modern English edition.A poetic guide to the heavens, the Phaenomena of Aratus—dating from around 270 BCE—was widely known across the ancient world, second only in fame to the works of Homer. Beginning with an invocation to Zeus, the poem describes the constellations of the northern and southern skies, the celestial sphere, and ... Leer más

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  • Phaenomena

    de Aratus ...
    Traducido por Aaron Poochigian ...
    Series series Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity
    After the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Phaenomena was the most widely read poem in the ancient world. Its fame was immediate. It was translated into Latin by Ovid and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul in the New Testament, and it was one of the few Greek poems translated into Arabic.Aratus’ Phaenomena is a didactic poem—a practical manual in verse that teaches the reader to identify constellations and ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

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    Myths of Transformation from Ancient Rome

    de Voltaire ...
    Micromegas by Voltaire is a brilliant and witty philosophical tale that uses cosmic adventure and satire to challenge human arrogance, celebrate reason, and reveal the smallness of mankind within the vast universe. ... Leer más

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  • Atlantis the Eyewitnesses, Part II Legacy of Atlantis

    Learning Ancient Secrets, #7

    de Walter Parks ...
    Series Libro 7 - Learning Ancient Secrets
    Many have believed that Atlantis was a fiction created by Plato. Well Plato was not the first to write about it.We have found a very much earlier document. It was written in 9619 BC, about 9,250 years before Plato's writing.This ancient document is believed to be the oldest document that has survived almost intact down through the ages.Further, archeological finds and scientific evidence provide ... Leer más

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  • The Vindication of Man

    de John C. Wright ...
    Series Libro 5 - The Eschaton Sequence
    The Vindication of Man is the epic and mind-blowing continuation of John C. Wright's visionary space opera series surpasses all expectation.Menelaus Montrose, having renewed his enmity with his immortal adversary, Ximen del Azarchel, awaits the return of the posthuman princess Rania, their shared lost love. Rania brings with her the judgment of the Dominions ruling the known cosmos, which will ... Leer más

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  • Skywatcher's Companion: Constellations and Their Mythology

    Constellations and Their Mythology

    de Stan Shadick ...
    An informative sidekick to Stan Shadick's annual award-winning Skywatchers calendars, Skywatcher's Companion presents fascinating stories for skywatchers of all ages.Discover the wonders of the night sky and learn how to find the star patterns that have inspired the myths and storytelling of great cultures of the past. Meet the gods and goddesses of Rome, Greece and Mesopotamia and see how they ... Leer más

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  • Coelum philosophorum

    de Paracelsus ...
    THE PREFACE OF THEOPHRASTUS PARACELSUS TO ALL ALCHEMISTS AND READERS OF THIS BOOK.PART I. THE SEVEN CANONS OF THE METALS. THE FIRST CANON. CONCERNING THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF MERCURY. (1)THE SECOND CANON. CONCERNING THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF JUPITER.THE THIRD CANON. CONCERNING MARS AND HIS PROPERTIES.THE FOURTH CANON. CONCERNING VENUS AND ITS PROPERTIES.THE FIFTH CANON. CONCERNING THE ... Leer más

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  • Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans

    A Sourcebook

    de Theony Condos ...
    This A-to-Z reference offers in-depth information on the history and mythologies of the forty-eight classical constellations—with excerpts from ancient texts.The nightly appearance of the stars, their arrangement in the sky, their regular risings and settings through the course of the year, have been a source of endless wonder and speculation. But where did the constellations come from and what ... Leer más

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  • The Signs of the Zodiac, Ancient & Modern

    Astrology for Absolute Beginners

    de Anna Marie ...
    Series Libro 1 - Let's Learn Astrology
    Do you know absolutely nothing about astrology, but would love to learn?Have you tried to learn astrology before, but you were put off by the jargon and complexity?Or are you familiar with modern astrology and want to learn more about the ancient origins of astrology?Then this is the perfect book for you.Book 1 The Signs of the ZodiacThis book covers the twelve signs, from their ancient origins, ... Leer más

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  • When They Severed Earth from Sky

    How the Human Mind Shapes Myth

    de Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Paul T. Barber ...
    Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don't exist? Strange though they sound, however, these "myths" did not begin as fiction.This absorbing book shows that myths originally transmitted real ... Leer más

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