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Sushoff: /* Greek Mythology */

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Greek Mythology

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The small constellation is missing from the Farnese Globe, the Mainz Globe and the Kugel Globe, and it is not mentioned by Hipparchus, Eratosthenes and Aratos. Only Geminos (1st century BCE) mentions this constellation, and Ptolemy's Almagest finally establishes it.		<ref name=":0">Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The small constellation is missing from the Farnese Globe, the Mainz Globe and the Kugel Globe, and it is not mentioned by Hipparchus, Eratosthenes and Aratos. Only Geminos (1st century BCE) mentions this constellation, and Ptolemy's Almagest finally establishes it.

	The stars in the area of Equuleus are rather faint (brightest one has V~3.9 mag) and did not form a separate constellation. On the Farnese Globe, they are part of the dolphin's tail ([[Delphinus]]).		The stars in the area of Equuleus are rather faint (brightest one has V~3.9 mag) and did not form a separate constellation. On the Farnese Globe, they are part of the dolphin's tail ([[Delphinus]]).
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	== Greek Mythology ==		== Greek Mythology ==
	The Greek myth revolves around Hippe, the daughter of the centaur Cheiron. When she got pregnant, she hid from her father. As he was looking for her, she was turned into a mare by the merciful gods. So she gave birth to a foal, which is depicted here.		<ref name=":0" />The Greek myth revolves around Hippe, the daughter of the centaur Cheiron. When she got pregnant, she hid from her father. As he was looking for her, she was turned into a mare by the merciful gods. So she gave birth to a foal, which is depicted here.

	== IAU WGSN ==		== IAU WGSN ==

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IAU WGSN: Copyedit, capitalization

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	== IAU WGSN ==		== IAU WGSN ==
	Greek name for the constellation in the Almagest: ''~~protamos~~'' means "the bust" and it designated the ~~bust~~ of a horse (~~alf~~, ~~bet~~, ~~gam~~, ~~del Equ~~). ~~alf~~ Equ already has ~~gotten~~ an IAU-name. Among the remaining ones, ~~del~~ Equ is the brightest		The Greek name for the constellation in the Almagest, ''protome,'' means "the bust" and it designated the fore part of a horse (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta Equulei). Alpha Equ already has an IAU name. Among the remaining ones, Delta Equ is the brightest.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

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Ptolemy

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Sushoff at 13:21, 20 January 2026

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	[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE). Geminos attributes the constellation to Hipparchus but this cannot be confirmed by the surviving fragments and texts.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE). Geminos attributes the constellation to Hipparchus but this cannot be confirmed by the surviving fragments and texts.

Sushoff at 07:22, 26 April 2025

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	[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE).		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE). Geminos attributes the constellation to Hipparchus but this cannot be confirmed by the surviving fragments and texts.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

	==== Geminos ====		==== Geminos ''Protomê Hippou'' ====
			The term "protomê" in principle can designate any forepart, e.g. a bust of a statue or a face of an animal.
	~~====~~ ... ~~====~~

	==== Ptolemy ====		==== Ptolemy ====

Sushoff at 06:53, 18 April 2025

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	\|δ Equ		\|δ Equ
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	\|ἀστέρες δ ἀμανροί.
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Sushoff at 08:09, 4 April 2025

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	[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called Protomê Hippou (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and Hippou ~~Protommes~~ in the Almagest (138 CE).		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called ''Protomê Hippou'' (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and ''Hippou Protomes'' in the Almagest (138 CE).

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

Sushoff at 08:08, 4 April 2025

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	[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Equuleus IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Equ star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the Almagest (138 CE)~~, called Protamos~~.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. It was invented in the first century BCE, called Protomê Hippou (Forepart of the Horse) by Geminos and Hippou Protommes in the Almagest (138 CE).

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	The stars in the area of Equuleus are rather faint (brightest one has V~3.9 mag) and did not form a separate constellation. On the Farnese Globe, they are part of the dolphin's tail ([[Delphinus]]).		The stars in the area of Equuleus are rather faint (brightest one has V~3.9 mag) and did not form a separate constellation. On the Farnese Globe, they are part of the dolphin's tail ([[Delphinus]]).

	The Roman authors do not explain for what reason they invented it or where the inspiration for it came from. The mythographers point to a starting point ~~for them was Greek mythology~~, according to which the ~~neighboring~~ constellation (The Horse, now called Pegasus) gave birth to a young animal, a foal.		The Roman authors do not explain for what reason they invented it or where the inspiration for it came from. The mythographers point to Greek mythology as the starting point, according to which the neighbouring constellation (The Horse, now called [[Pegasus]]) gave birth to a young animal, a foal.

	Ptolemy's constellation is supposed to ~~show~~ a bust of a horse, i.e. by no means a ~~whole~~ horse.		Ptolemy's constellation is supposed to depict a bust of a horse, i.e., by no means a complete horse.

	The constellation is too small to be identified with any Babylonian constellation as the error bars in the Babylonian data are too large. The area might have been part of the constellation of The Corpse or The Pig. There is a Babylonian constellation of The Horse, but it is likely to be seen in the northern parts of the sky (north of Deneb, and the area of Equuleus).		The constellation is too small to be identified with any Babylonian constellation as the error bars in the Babylonian data are too large. The area might have been part of the constellation of The Corpse (Kurtik a06 [[AD6\|AD<sub>6</sub>]]) or The Pig (Kurtik sh02 [[ŠAḪ]]). There is a Babylonian constellation The Horse, but it is likely to be seen in the northern parts of the sky (north of Deneb and the area of Equuleus).

	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

Sushoff: /* Ptolemy */

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Ptolemy

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	!~~"Ίππου προτομής &στερισμ6ς~~.		!Ἵππου προτομῆς ἀστερισμóς.
	!		!Bust of Horse-Constellation
	!		!
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Sushoff: /* Ptolemy */

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Ptolemy

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			!"Ίππου προτομής &στερισμ6ς.
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	\|		\|τῶv ἐv τῇ κεφαλῇ β ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the head		\|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the head
	\|α Equ		\|α Equ
	\|-		\|-
	\|2		\|2
	\|		\|ὁ ἐπóμεvος αὐτῶν
	\|The rearmost of them		\|The rearmost of them
	\|β Equ		\|β Equ
	\|-		\|-
	\|3		\|3
	\|		\|τῶv ἐv τῷ στόματι δύο ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The more advanced of the two stars in the mouth		\|The more advanced of the two stars in the mouth
	\|γ Equ		\|γ Equ
	\|-		\|-
	\|4		\|4
	\|		\|ὁ ἑπóμεvος αὐτῶv
	\|The rearmost of them		\|The rearmost of them
	\|δ Equ		\|δ Equ
			\|-
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			\|ἀστέρες δ ἀμανροί.
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	\|}		\|}