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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> 20-22)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the figure standing on Scorpius, with the snake in his hands. It is said that this is Asclepius, and that Zeus raised him among the constellations to please Apollo. Asclepius practised the medical art so well that he even brought the dead back to life, and the last person he resuscitated was Hippolytus [the son of Theseus]. As the gods were worried that the prodigies performed by Asclepius might lead to an end to the honours paid to them by men, it is said that Zeus, in a fit of anger, brought Asclepius back to life. Zeus, in anger, is said to have hurled his thunderbolt against the home of Asclepius; later, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. He is easily identified by his position, above the largest of the constellations, Scorpius, and his image is easily recognisable. The Snake Bearerhas a shining star on its head, one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf and one on each foot, the brightest being the one on the right foot. Seventeen in all. The Snake has two stars on the tip of its head... </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the figure standing on the Scorpion with a snake in his hands. Some astronomers claim that this is Asclepius and that Zeus, because he had struck him with lightning, decided to grant him this honour to please Apollo (because in the midst of men he used his medical knowledge to bring the dead back to life). Zeus, therefore, was angry and hurled his thunderbolt against his home; but, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. The Serpentarian has a shining star on his head, a shining one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf, one on each foot. In all seventeen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 20-22)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the figure standing on Scorpius, with the snake in his hands. It is said that this is Asclepius, and that Zeus raised him among the constellations to please Apollo. Asclepius practised the medical art so well that he even brought the dead back to life, and the last person he resuscitated was Hippolytus [the son of Theseus]. As the gods were worried that the prodigies performed by Asclepius might lead to an end to the honours paid to them by men, it is said that Zeus, in a fit of anger, brought Asclepius back to life. Zeus, in anger, is said to have hurled his thunderbolt against the home of Asclepius; later, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. He is easily identified by his position, above the largest of the constellations, Scorpius, and his image is easily recognisable. The Snake Bearerhas a shining star on its head, one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf and one on each foot, the brightest being the one on the right foot. Seventeen in all. The Snake has two stars on the tip of its head... </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the figure standing on the Scorpion with a snake in his hands. Some astronomers claim that this is Asclepius and that Zeus, because he had struck him with lightning, decided to grant him this honour to please Apollo (because in the midst of men he used his medical knowledge to bring the dead back to life). Zeus, therefore, was angry and hurled his thunderbolt against his home; but, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. The Serpentarian has a shining star on his head, a shining one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf, one on each foot. In all seventeen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</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=":0">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> 20-22)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1:''' This is the figure standing on Scorpius, with the snake in his hands. It is said that this is Asclepius, and that Zeus raised him among the constellations to please Apollo. Asclepius practised the medical art so well that he even brought the dead back to life, and the last person he resuscitated was Hippolytus [the son of Theseus]. As the gods were worried that the prodigies performed by Asclepius might lead to an end to the honours paid to them by men, it is said that Zeus, in a fit of anger, brought Asclepius back to life. Zeus, in anger, is said to have hurled his thunderbolt against the home of Asclepius; later, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. He is easily identified by his position, above the largest of the constellations, Scorpius, and his image is easily recognisable. The Snake Bearerhas a shining star on its head, one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf and one on each foot, the brightest being the one on the right foot. Seventeen in all. The Snake has two stars on the tip of its head... </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' This is the figure standing on the Scorpion with a snake in his hands. Some astronomers claim that this is Asclepius and that Zeus, because he had struck him with lightning, decided to grant him this honour to please Apollo (because in the midst of men he used his medical knowledge to bring the dead back to life). Zeus, therefore, was angry and hurled his thunderbolt against his home; but, out of respect for Apollo, he raised Asclepius among the constellations. The Serpentarian has a shining star on his head, a shining one on each shoulder, three on the left arm, four on the right arm four on the right arm, one on each hip, one on each knee, one on the right calf, one on each foot. In all seventeen. (Pamias and Zucker 2013)</blockquote>
 ===== Hipparchus =====

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	\| brighteststarname = Rasalhague		\| brighteststarname = [[Rasalhague]]
	\| starmagnitude = 2.07		\| starmagnitude = 2.07
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 [[File:Ophiuchus (oph).tiff|alt=star chart|thumb|Oph star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
 One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]; it is actually a [[:Category:Super-Constellation|super-constellation]] consisting of the IAU-constellations Ophiuchus and [[Serpens]]. For the Ancient Greeks, this heavy object was a rather stately snake wrapped around the figure's hips. With his left hand, he holds the snake's head and turns it away from him: the snake's tongue flickers toward the west, in the direction of Boötes.

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	\|lam Oph		\|lam Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|7
	\|τῶν ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ ἀκροχείρῳ ῇ ὁ προηγούμενος.		\|τῶν ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ ἀκροχείρῳ ῇ ὁ προηγούμενος.
	\|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the left hand		\|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the left hand
	\|del Oph		\|del Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|8
	\|ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν
	\|The rearmost of them		\|The rearmost of them
	\|eps Oph		\|eps Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|9
	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ἀγκῶνος		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ἀγκῶνος
	\|The star on the right elbow		\|The star on the right elbow
	\|mu Oph		\|mu Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|10
	\|τῶν ἐν τῷ δεξιῷ ἀκροχείρῳ β ὁ προηγούμενος		\|τῶν ἐν τῷ δεξιῷ ἀκροχείρῳ β ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the right hand		\|The more advanced of the 2 stars in the right hand
	\|nu Oph		\|nu Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|11
	\|ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ ἐπόμενος αὐτῶν
	\|The rearmost of them		\|The rearmost of them
	\|tau Oph		\|tau Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|12
	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ γόνατος		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ γόνατος
	\|The star on the right knee		\|The star on the right knee
	\|eta Oph		\|eta Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|13
	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς δεξιᾶς κυήμης		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς δεξιᾶς κυήμης
	\|The star on the right lower leg		\|The star on the right lower leg
	\|xi Oph		\|xi Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|14
	\|τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ποδὸς ὁ ὁ προηγούμευος		\|τῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ δεξιοῦ ποδὸς ὁ ὁ προηγούμευος
	\|The most advanced of the 4 stars on the right foot		\|The most advanced of the 4 stars on the right foot
	\|36 Oph		\|36 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|15
	\|ὁ τούτῳ ἐπόμευος.		\|ὁ τούτῳ ἐπόμευος.
	\|The one to the rear of this		\|The one to the rear of this
	\|tet Oph		\|tet Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|16
	\|ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἐπόμενος		\|ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἐπόμενος
	\|The one to the rear again of that		\|The one to the rear again of that
	\|44 Oph		\|44 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|17
	\|ὁ λοιπὸς τῶν ὁ καὶ ἑπόμενος		\|ὁ λοιπὸς τῶν ὁ καὶ ἑπόμενος
	\|The last and rearmost of the 4		\|The last and rearmost of the 4
	\|51 Oph		\|51 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|18
	\|ὁ τούτοις ἐπόμενος καὶ ἀπτόμενος τῆς πτέρνης		\|ὁ τούτοις ἐπόμενος καὶ ἀπτόμενος τῆς πτέρνης
	\|The star to the rear of these, which touches the heel		\|The star to the rear of these, which touches the heel
	\|51 Oph		\|51 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|19
	\|ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ γόρατι		\|ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀριστερῷ γόρατι
	\|The star in the left knee		\|The star in the left knee
	\|zet Oph		\|zet Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|20
	\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ κυήμῃ ἢ’ ἐπ’ εὐθείας ὁ βόρειος		\|τῶν ἐν τῇ ἀριστερᾷ κυήμῃ ἢ’ ἐπ’ εὐθείας ὁ βόρειος
	\|The northernmost of the 3 stars in a straight line in the left lower leg		\|The northernmost of the 3 stars in a straight line in the left lower leg
	\|phi Oph		\|phi Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|21
	\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν		\|ὁ μέσος αὐτῶν
	\|The middle one of these		\|The middle one of these
	\|chi Oph		\|chi Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|22
	\|ὁ νότιος τῶν τριῶν		\|ὁ νότιος τῶν τριῶν
	\|The southernmost of the three		\|The southernmost of the three
	\|psi Oph		\|psi Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|23
	\|ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς ἀριστερᾶς πτέρρης		\|ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς ἀριστερᾶς πτέρρης
	\|The star on the left heel		\|The star on the left heel
	\|ome Oph		\|ome Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|24
	\|ὁ τοῦ κοίλου τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ ποδὸς ἀπτόμενος		\|ὁ τοῦ κοίλου τοῦ ἀριστεροῦ ποδὸς ἀπτόμενος
	\|The star touching the hollow of the left foot		\|The star touching the hollow of the left foot
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	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|25
	\|τῶν ἀπ’ ἀνατολῆς τοῦ δεξιοῦ ὅμου ἡ’ ὁ βόρειος		\|τῶν ἀπ’ ἀνατολῆς τοῦ δεξιοῦ ὅμου ἡ’ ὁ βόρειος
	\|The northernmost of the 3 to the east of the right shoulder		\|The northernmost of the 3 to the east of the right shoulder
	\|66 Oph		\|66 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|26
	\|ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν.		\|ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν.
	\|The middle one of the three		\|The middle one of the three
	\|67 Oph		\|67 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|27
	\|ὁ πότιος αὐτῶν.		\|ὁ πότιος αὐτῶν.
	\|The southernmost of them		\|The southernmost of them
	\|68 Oph		\|68 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|28
	\|ὁ ἐπόμενος τοῦς γ’ ὡς ὑπὲρ τὸν μέσου.		\|ὁ ἐπόμενος τοῦς γ’ ὡς ὑπὲρ τὸν μέσου.
	\|The star to the rear of these 3, approximately over the middle one		\|The star to the rear of these 3, approximately over the middle one
	\|70 Oph		\|70 Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|29
	\|ὁ τῶν ὃ βορειότερος μουαχός		\|ὁ τῶν ὃ βορειότερος μουαχός
	\|The lone star north of [these] 4		\|The lone star north of [these] 4 [nos 25–29]
	\|72 Oph		\|72 Oph
	\|-		\|-

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	==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====		==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====
	[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]		[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]
	The Tabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the ~~then known~~ five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online]</ref>		The Tabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online]</ref>

	Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.		Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.

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	[[File:Ophiuchus (oph).tiff\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Oph star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Ophiuchus (oph).tiff\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Oph star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]; it is actually a [[:Category:Super-Constellation\|super-constellation]] consisting of the IAU-constellations Ophiuchus and [[Serpens]]. For the Ancient Greeks, this heavy object was a rather stately snake wrapped around the figure's hips. With his left hand, he holds the snake's head and turns it away from him: the snake's tongue flickers toward the west, in the direction of ~~Bootes~~.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]; it is actually a [[:Category:Super-Constellation\|super-constellation]] consisting of the IAU-constellations Ophiuchus and [[Serpens]]. For the Ancient Greeks, this heavy object was a rather stately snake wrapped around the figure's hips. With his left hand, he holds the snake's head and turns it away from him: the snake's tongue flickers toward the west, in the direction of Boötes.

	The constellation Serpens is somewhat curious because it consists of two parts that are not connected to each other. Between the tail of the snake (Serpens Cauda) and the head of the snake (Serpens Caput) stands the snake bearer (Ophiuchus).		The constellation Serpens is somewhat curious because it consists of two parts that are not connected to each other. Between the tail of the snake (Serpens Cauda) and the head of the snake (Serpens Caput) stands the snake bearer (Ophiuchus).
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	\|τ 1 Ophiuchi		\|τ<sup>1</sup> Ophiuchi
	\|HIP 88404		\|HIP 88404
	\|Constellation lines (Vertex)		\|Constellation lines (Vertex)
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	\|36		\|36
	\|ο 1 Ophiuchi		\|ο<sup>1</sup> Ophiuchi
	\|HIP 84626		\|HIP 84626
	\|Inside the hull		\|Inside the hull
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	==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====		==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====
	[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]		[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]
	~~TheTabulae~~ Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the then known five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online]</ref>		The Tabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the then known five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online]</ref>

	Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.		Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.
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	* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017051 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Serpentarius]		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017051 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Serpentarius]
			* Ian Ridpath's ''Star Tales'' – [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/ophiuchus.html Ophiuchus]

	==References==		==References==

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	==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====		==== Rudolphine Tables (1627) ====
	[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]		[[File:Oph Serpentarius RudolphTab.png\|thumb\|Oph in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]
	TheTabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the then known five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".		TheTabulae Rudolphinae were ordered and dedicated to Emperor Rudolph II of the Holy Roman Empire. The main purpose was to allow the computation of the positions of the then known five classically known planets, but the tables also consist of a star catalogue. They were published by Johannes Kepler (1627), including earlier work and observational data by Tycho Brahe. The original Latin title is "Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur".<ref>Kepler (1627). ''Tabulæ Rudolphinæ, Quibus Astronomicæ Scientiæ, Temporum longinquitate collapsæ Restauratio continetur.'' [https://schriftgut.sh/viewer/image/PPN587862734/274/ online]</ref>

	Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.		Kepler usually prefers the Latin name "Serpentarius", the Snake Bearer, as he also uses this term in the title of his description of the supernova SN 1604. Here, he uses the Greek loanword '''Ophiuchus''' as primara and Latin '''Serpentarius''' as a variant.