Romanian (All Terms)

Authors: ASE Tech Team

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Considered as a whole, Romanian popular stellar mythology has three essential components.

Solar System Names

Romanian	English	commentary
	Sun
	Moon
	Mercury
	Venus
	Earth
	Mars
	Jupiter
	Saturn

List of terms (asterism names)

Romanian Tern	Meaning	Designation	Comment
Arcasul	The Archer	Sagittarius
Balaurul	The Dragon	Draco
Barda	The Axe	Perseus
Berbecul	The Ram	Aries
Calul	The Horse	Leo
Cantarul	The Scales	Libra
Capra	The She-Goat with Three She-Goat’s Kids	Auriga
Carul Mare	The Great Chariot	Ursa Major
Carul mic	The Little Chariot	Ursa Minor
Catelul	The Little Dog	Canis Minor
Chitul	The Whale	Cetus
Ciobanul cu oile	The Shepherd with His Sheep	Lyra
Closca cu pui	The Hatching Hen with Her Chicks	Pleiades
Coasa	The Scythe	Cepheus
Corbul	The Raven	Corvus
Crapii	The Carp	Pisces
Crucea mare	The Great Cross	Cygnus
Crucea mica	The Little Cross	Delphinus
Dulaul	The Mastiff	Canis Major
Fata de imparat	The Emperor’s Daughter with a Yoke	Aquila
Fecioara	The Virgin	Virgo
Fratii	The Brothers	Gemini
Hora	The Ring Dance	Corona Borealis
Jgheabul si putul	The Well with a Drain	Andromeda
Omul	The Man	Hercules
Porumbita	The Turtle Dove	Columba
Racul	The Crayfish	Cancer
Rarita	The Little Plough	Orion
Sarpele	The Serpent	Ophiuchus and Serpens
Scorpia	The Scorpion	Scorpius
Secera	The Sickle	Orion
Sfredelul mare	The Great Auger	Orion
Tapul	The He-Goat	Capricornus
Taurul	The Bull	Taurus
Trisfetitele	The Three Saints	Orion
Tronul	God’s Chair	Cassiopeia
Vacarul	The Herdsman	Boötes
Varsatorul	He Who Pours Out the Water	Aquarius
Vierii	The Boars	Taurus

References

• References (general)