Serpens - Revision history

YoulaAzkarrula at 05:44, 29 May 2026

2026-05-29T05:44:46Z

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

	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Asterism]]
	[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Super-Constellation]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Super-Constellation]]
	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]]
	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:Ser]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ὅφις. */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T13:47:31Z

Almagest Ὅφις.: OCR errors

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	\|ὁ μετὰ τὴν ἐξῆς καμπὴν προηγούμενος τῆς ἀριστερᾶς χειρὸς τοῦ Ὀφιούχου		\|ὁ μετὰ τὴν ἐξῆς καμπὴν προηγούμενος τῆς ἀριστερᾶς χειρὸς τοῦ Ὀφιούχου
	\|The star after the next bend, which is in ~~ad vane('~~ of the left hand of Ophiuchus		\|The star after the next bend, which is in advance of the left hand of Ophiuchus
	\|mu Ser		\|mu Ser
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ τοῦς ἐν τῇ χειρὶ ἐπόμενος		\|ὁ τοῦς ἐν τῇ χειρὶ ἐπόμενος
	\|The star to, the rear of those in the hand [of Ophiuchus]		\|The star to the rear of those in the hand [of Ophiuchus]
	\|ups Oph		\|ups Oph
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|ὁ μετὰ τὸ δεξιὸη ὀπισθόμηροη τοῦ Ὀφιούχου		\|ὁ μετὰ τὸ δεξιὸη ὀπισθόμηροη τοῦ Ὀφιούχου
	\|The one ~~alter~~ the back of the right thigh of Ophiuchus		\|The one after the back of the right thigh of Ophiuchus
	\|nu Ser		\|nu Ser
	\|-		\|-
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	\|ἀστέρες τπ, ὥν γ’ μεγέθους ἓ, δ’ ἱβ, εἱ ἄ.		\|ἀστέρες τπ, ὥν γ’ μεγέθους ἓ, δ’ ἱβ, εἱ ἄ.
	\|18 stars, 5 of the third magnitude, 12 of the fourth, I of the fifth		\|{18 stars, 5 of the third magnitude, 12 of the fourth, 1 of the fifth}
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-20T09:39:14Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==

	*		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017701 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Serpens]

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff at 13:00, 19 May 2026

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	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Super-Constellation]]
	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]]
	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
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	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]
	~~[[Category:4work]]~~

Sushoff at 12:52, 27 February 2026

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	[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	Serpens, The Snake, one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]] is divided in two parts: Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail), separated by [[Ophiuchus]]. Hence, these constellations form a super-constellation.		Serpens, The Snake, one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]] is divided in two parts: Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail), separated by [[Ophiuchus]]. Hence, these constellations form a super-constellation.<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	===Origin of Constellation===		===Origin of Constellation===
			In Greek times, the area of the Babylonian Harnesses was reinterpreted as serpent held by a strong man. This image, then, becomes the Serpent Carrier - Ophiuchus/ Serpentarius - associated with the Greek half-god Asklepios (Latin Aesculap).

	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
	see		see

	*		*[[ŠUDUN.ANŠE]]
	* ZA.BA4.BA4		* [[ZA.BA4.BA4\|ZA.BA<sub>4</sub>.BA<sub>4</sub>]]

	==== Greco-Roman ====		==== Greco-Roman ====

Sushoff at 12:49, 27 February 2026

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	[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	~~One~~ of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]].		Serpens, The Snake, one of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]] is divided in two parts: Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail), separated by [[Ophiuchus]]. Hence, these constellations form a super-constellation.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	~~The Greek constellation ...~~


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

	==== Babylonian ====		==== Babylonian ====
			see

			*
			* ZA.BA4.BA4

	==== Greco-Roman ====		==== Greco-Roman ====

Sushoff: /* Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) */

2026-02-23T16:54:54Z

Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10)

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	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|		\|Lib 8
	\|		\|Sgr 1/2
	\|		\|Cnc 7 1/2
	\|		\|Vir 14
	\|-		\|-
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	\|-		\|-
	\|star		\|star
	\|		\|of those in the head the northern of the front ones
	\|		\|the one at the tip of the tail
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|duration		\|duration
	\| colspan="4" \|2 ~~2/3~~ hours = ~~160~~ min = ~~40°~~		\| colspan="4" \|4 1/2 hours = 270 min = 67 1/2°
	\|}		\|}

Sushoff: /* Hipparchus */

2026-02-23T14:58:12Z

Hipparchus

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

			====== Rising (Lib II Cap V §10) ======
			<blockquote>The Rising of ...</blockquote>
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!
			! colspan="2" \|east
			! colspan="2" \|south
			\|-
			!
			!lam1
			!lam2
			!lam1
			!lam2
			\|-
			\|
			\|Lib 8
			\|Sgr 1/2
			\|Cnc 7 1/2
			\|Vir 14
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|star
			\|of those in the head the northern of the leading ones (iota)
			\|the one at the tip of the tail (theta)
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|duration
			\| colspan="4" \|4 1/2 hours = 270 min = 67 1/2 degree
			\|}

			====== Setting (Lib II Cap VI §10) ======
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!
			! colspan="2" \|west
			! colspan="2" \|south
			\|-
			!
			!lam1
			!lam2
			!lam1
			!lam2
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|star
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|duration
			\| colspan="4" \|2 2/3 hours = 160 min = 40°
			\|}

			====== Stars Mentioned ======
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!
			!Greek
			!German
			!English
			!ident.
			!src
			!
			!lam_culm
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib II Cap V §10
			\|rising, east, first
			\|
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib II Cap V §10
			\|rising, east, last
			\|
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib II Cap VI §2
			\|setting CrB, south, last
			\|Psc 13.5
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib II Cap VI §13
			\|setting Aql, south, first
			\|Ari 2
			\|-
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|Lib III Cap I §9
			\|rising Ori, south, last
			\|Psc 13
			\|}

	===== Geminos =====		===== Geminos =====

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Almagest Ὅφις. */

2026-02-06T10:45:41Z

Almagest Ὅφις.

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Sushoff at 13:36, 20 January 2026

2026-01-20T13:36:13Z

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	[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Cauda IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Cauda star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
	[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]		[[File:Serpens Caput IAU.svg\|alt=star chart\|thumb\|Ser Caput star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]