Opening alludes to homer, suggests epic scale and purpose memorialization. Folios from the kitab suwar alkawakib althabita book of the constellations of the fixed stars of alsufi late 15th century iran ink and gold on paper. The internet classics archive the history of herodotus. Rape of io by phoenician traders as persian version of origin of eastwest conflict 1. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Bible, where it is referred to in the book of job, thus giving it the name jobs star. Herodotus, the histories, book 1, chapter 1, section 0. This page was last changed on 17 november 2014, at 04.
Perseus perseus in the greek mythology, perseus was the hero who rescued andromeda, the beautiful daughter of cepheus and cassiopeia, from whale, the sea monster. The history of herodotus book i the first book of the histories, called clio this is the showing forth of the inquiry of herodotus of halicarnassos, to the end that 1 neither the deeds of men may be forgotten by lapse of time, nor the works2 great and marvellous, which have been produced some by hellenes and some by barbarians, may. Lyra and perseus constellations ascension glossary. Book i clio these are the researches of herodotus of halicarnassus, which he publishes, in the hope of thereby preserving from decay the remembrance of what men have done, and of preventing the great and wonderful actions of the greeks and the barbarians from losing their due meed of glory.
Ross exton of the live science team shows you how to find the constellation, along with algol the demon star. The perseus cluster is one of the most massive gravitybound objects in the solar system and a region of high scientific interest. Perseus saw the beautiful maiden in distress, like a true champion he went to. Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, being named after the greek mythological hero perseus. This is the list of notable stars in the constellation perseus, sorted by decreasing brightness. How to find perseus night sky guide we the curious. This overview of the contents of herodotus histories is essentially based on silvana cagnazzis article tavola dei 28 logoi di erodoto in the journal hermes 103 1975, page 385423, except for book three. Content is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The perseid meteor shower has a wonderful and somewhat grisly history. It is one of the 48 ancient constellations listed by the 2ndcentury astronomer. Positioned north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of perseus was one of the original 48 constellations listed by ptolemy, and endures as one of the 88 modern constellations. Hgs sessions clearing lyra and perseus constellations 3222015. Edwin longs 1875 interpretation of the babylonian marriage market as described by herodotus in book 1 of the histories a description the geographic location of several anatolian tribes, including the cappadocians, matieni, phrygians, and paphlagonians. Positioned north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of perseus was one of the original 48 constellations listed by ptolemy, and endures as one of.
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