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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
	Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 108-109)<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the sea monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a contest of beauty. Perseus slew it, and that is why he was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, relates these events in his Andromeda. The Sea Monster has two faint stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a beauty contest. Perseus slew it, and that is why it was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, recounts these events in his Andromeda. The sea monster has two dim stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 108-109)<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the sea monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a contest of beauty. Perseus slew it, and that is why he was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, relates these events in his Andromeda. The Sea Monster has two faint stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a beauty contest. Perseus slew it, and that is why it was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, recounts these events in his Andromeda. The sea monster has two dim stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote>'''Eratosthenes's star catalogue''' can be reconstructed from the list of stars he mentions in the last section of each of the constelllation descriptions. Hoffmann (2017)<ref name=":02">Hoffmann, S. M., <nowiki><i>Hipparchs Himmelsglobus</i></nowiki>. Springer Wiesbaden/ New York, 2017. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-18683-8.</ref> made such a catalogue and used it for computational comparison with Hipparchus's, Ptolemy's and Babylonian data; it is based on the edition and translation by Pamias and Geus (2007)<ref>Eratosthenes: Sternsagen, übersetzt von Pamìas, Jordi und Geus, Klaus, Verlag Utopica, Oberhaid 2007</ref> and presented here in English translation.

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 ===== Eratosthenes =====
 Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 108-109)<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the sea monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a contest of beauty. Perseus slew it, and that is why he was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, relates these events in his *Andromeda*. The Sea Monster has two faint stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a beauty contest. Perseus slew it, and that is why it was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, recounts these events in his Andromeda. The sea monster has two dim stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote>
 ===== Hipparchus =====

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 [[File:Cetus IAU.svg|thumb|star chart of Cetus by IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)]]
 One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. It is related to the group of constellations around the constellation [[Andromeda]] and highly likely originates from the Mediterranean coast, definitely not from Mesopotamia (as this region was covered by the constellation [[SIM.MAḪ|SIM.MAH]]). There is a comprehensive paper on this constellation.<ref name=":0">'''Hoffmann, S.M.''', Vickers, D. and Geymeier, M. (2022). Constellation Cetus: Whale or Monster?, in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds.). Astronomy in Culture – Cultures of Astronomy, tredition Hamburg/ OpenScienceTechnology Berlin, 287-340</ref> The Greek constellation probably originates from the east coast of the Mediterranean as the mythology of this seamonster either includes it in the tale of princess [[Andromeda]] threatened by a seamoster and rescued by the hero Perseus, or princess Hesione exposed to another seamonster and rescued by Hercules. The Andromeda saga is related to a rock in the ancient habour of Old Jaffa (Tel Aviv) while Hesione is a princess of Troy (Anatolia). In both cases, the seamonster is home to the Mediterranean.

IanRidpath: Superscripts

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	\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος ὡς ἐπὶ τῆς τριχός		\|ὁ τούτου βορειότερος ὡς ἐπὶ τῆς τριχός
	\|The one to the north of this, about on the hair		\|The one to the north of this, about on the hair
	\|~~xi2~~ Cet		\|xi<sup>2</sup> Cet
	\|-		\|-
	\|7		\|7
	\|ὁ τούτων προηγούμευος ὡς ἐπὶ τῆς χαίτης		\|ὁ τούτων προηγούμευος ὡς ἐπὶ τῆς χαίτης
	\|The one in advance of this, about on the mane		\|The one in advance of this, about on the mane
	\|~~xi1~~ Cet		\|xi<sup>1</sup> Cet
	\|-		\|-
	\|8		\|8
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	\|τοῦ ἐν τῷ παρούρῳ τετραπλεύρου τῆς ἐπομένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος		\|τοῦ ἐν τῷ παρούρῳ τετραπλεύρου τῆς ἐπομένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος
	\|The quadrilateral in the section next to the tail: the northernmost star on the rear side		\|The quadrilateral in the section next to the tail: the northernmost star on the rear side
	\|~~phi2~~ Cet		\|phi<sup>2</sup> Cet
	\|-		\|-
	\|18		\|18
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	\|13		\|13
	\|ξ 2 Ceti		\|ξ<sup>2</sup> Ceti
	\|HIP 11484		\|HIP 11484
	\|Constellation lines		\|Constellation lines
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	\|14		\|14
	\|ξ 1 Ceti		\|ξ<sup>1</sup> Ceti
	\|HIP 10324		\|HIP 10324
	\|Constellation lines (Vertex)		\|Constellation lines (Vertex)
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	\|19		\|19
	\|ϕ 1 Ceti		\|ϕ<sup>1</sup> Ceti
	\|HIP 3455		\|HIP 3455
	\|Constellation lines		\|Constellation lines
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	\|26		\|26
	\|ϕ 2 Ceti		\|ϕ<sup>2</sup> Ceti
	\|HIP 3909		\|HIP 3909
	\|Constellation lines		\|Constellation lines
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	\|29		\|29
	\|ϕ 3 Ceti		\|ϕ<sup>3</sup> Ceti
	\|HIP 4371		\|HIP 4371
	\|Inside the hull		\|Inside the hull
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	\|48		\|48
	\|ϕ 4 Ceti		\|ϕ<sup>4</sup> Ceti
	\|HIP 4587		\|HIP 4587
	\|Inside the hull		\|Inside the hull
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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:CetusCentered Kugel smh framed.jpg\|an apparent vessel for Cetus on the Kugel-Globe (drawing SMH 2024), 2nd or 1st century BCE		File:CetusCentered Kugel smh framed.jpg\|An apparent vessel for Cetus on the Kugel-Globe (drawing SMH 2024), 2nd or 1st century BCE
	File:Hydor Kugel smh2023.jpeg\|~~map~~ of the Kugel Globe, Cetus in the center of two lines with rings, drawing by SMH 2024, 2nd or 1st century BCE		File:Hydor Kugel smh2023.jpeg\|Map of the Kugel Globe, Cetus in the center of two lines with rings, drawing by SMH 2024, 2nd or 1st century BCE
	File:Farnese dasWasser smh sw framed.jpeg\|Some lines forming a stream of water in which Cetus is centered on the Farnese Globe (drawing by SMH 2021), 2nd or 1st century CE with Hellenistic predecessor		File:Farnese dasWasser smh sw framed.jpeg\|Some lines forming a stream of water in which Cetus is centered on the Farnese Globe (drawing by SMH 2021), 2nd or 1st century CE with Hellenistic predecessor
	File:Hydor Farnese-Stellarium smh2022.jpeg\|Figures of the Farnese Globe mapped to the Stellarium star chart (drawing and implementing by SMH 2021). Cetus-region.		File:Hydor Farnese-Stellarium smh2022.jpeg\|Figures of the Farnese Globe mapped to the Stellarium star chart (drawing and implementing by SMH 2021). Cetus-region.
	File:Hydor Mainz smh2023.jpeg\|~~map~~ of the Mainz Globe with Cetus in the center, surrounded by many dots (star symbols), perhaps representing The Water (drawing by SMH 2023), 2nd century CE		File:Hydor Mainz smh2023.jpeg\|Map of the Mainz Globe with Cetus in the center, surrounded by many dots (star symbols), perhaps representing The Water (drawing by SMH 2023), 2nd century CE
	File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-086.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Cetus		File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-086.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Cetus
	File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-087.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Cetus		File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-087.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Cetus
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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
	* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017081 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Cetus]		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017081 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Cetus]
	* Ridpath, Ian, ~~“Star Tales”~~ [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cetus.html – Cetus]		* Ridpath, Ian, ''Star Tales'' [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cetus.html – Cetus]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
	* Ridpath, Ian, “[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cetus.html Star Tales: online edition]”.
	* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017081 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Cetus]		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017081 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Cetus]
			* Ridpath, Ian, “Star Tales” [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cetus.html – Cetus]

	== References ==		== References ==

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Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
			Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 108-109)<blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the sea monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a contest of beauty. Perseus slew it, and that is why he was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, relates these events in his Andromeda. The Sea Monster has two faint stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the monster that Poseidon sent to Cepheus because Cassiopeia had challenged the Nereids to a beauty contest. Perseus slew it, and that is why it was placed amongst the constellations to perpetuate the memory of the hero’s feat. Sophocles, the tragedian, recounts these events in his Andromeda. The sea monster has two dim stars on its tail, five from the tail to the bulge on its flank, and six beneath its belly. Thirteen in all.</blockquote>

	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	File:Hydor Farnese-Stellarium smh2022.jpeg\|Figures of the Farnese Globe mapped to the Stellarium star chart (drawing and implementing by SMH 2021). Cetus-region.		File:Hydor Farnese-Stellarium smh2022.jpeg\|Figures of the Farnese Globe mapped to the Stellarium star chart (drawing and implementing by SMH 2021). Cetus-region.
	File:Hydor Mainz smh2023.jpeg\|map of the Mainz Globe with Cetus in the center, surrounded by many dots (star symbols), perhaps representing The Water (drawing by SMH 2023), 2nd century CE		File:Hydor Mainz smh2023.jpeg\|map of the Mainz Globe with Cetus in the center, surrounded by many dots (star symbols), perhaps representing The Water (drawing by SMH 2023), 2nd century CE
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-086.png\|(1952) H.A. Rey's stick figure of Cetus
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-087.png\|(1988) O. Hlad's stick figure of Cetus
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:~~Constellation~~]] [[Category:~~Almagest~~]] [[Category:~~West~~ Asian]] [[Category:~~Asian~~]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Ancient Greek]][[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Cet]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]]
			[[Category:Modern]][[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
			[[Category:Rubric]] [[Category:Lunar System]] [[Category:Zodiac]]
			[[Category:Cet]]

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Κῆτος */ OCR errors

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Almagest Κῆτος: OCR errors

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	\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῷ στόματι		\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῷ στόματι
	\|The three stars in the snout: the middle ~~ane~~, in the ~~middie~~ of the mouth		\|The three stars in the snout: the middle one, in the middle of the mouth
	\|gam Cet		\|gam Cet
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	\|τοῦ ἐῃ τῷ στήθει τετραπλεύρου τῆς ἠγουμένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος		\|τοῦ ἐῃ τῷ στήθει τετραπλεύρου τῆς ἠγουμένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος
	\|The quadrilateral in the chest: the northernmost star on ~~thc~~ advance side		\|The quadrilateral in the chest: the northernmost star on the advance side
	\|rho Cet		\|rho Cet
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ὁ νότιος τῆς ἐπομένης πλευρᾶς.		\|ὁ νότιος τῆς ἐπομένης πλευρᾶς.
	\|The quadrilateral in the section next to the tail: the southernmost one on ~~thc~~ rear side		\|The quadrilateral in the section next to the tail: the southernmost one on the rear side
	\|HR 227		\|HR 227
	\|-		\|-
	\|19		\|19
	\|τῆς προηγουμένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος		\|τῆς προηγουμένης πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος
	\|The quadrilateral in the section next to the tail: the northernmost one on ~~thc~~ advance side		\|The quadrilateral in the section next to the tail: the northernmost one on the advance side
	\|phi Cet		\|phi Cet
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ἀστέρες πβ, ὥν γ’ μεγέδους ἰ, δ’ ἢ, εἱ δ.		\|ἀστέρες πβ, ὥν γ’ μεγέδους ἰ, δ’ ἢ, εἱ δ.
	\|{22 ~~Stars~~, 10 of the third magnitude, 8 of the fourth, 4 of the fifth}		\|{22 stars, 10 of the third magnitude, 8 of the fourth, 4 of the fifth}
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}