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Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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Eratosthenes

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	Aratos, for his part, calls it ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and for this she obtained the privilege of being honoured in heaven. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright ones on the tail. In all, there are seven. Below the second of those which lead the movement the movement towards the west, there is another star placed called the Pole, and we get the impression that the whole universe revolves around it. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' The Little Dipper is commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis held her in high esteem, due to the adventures we recounted earlier but as she didn't know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she turned her into a wild beast. It is said later Artemis, having understood what had happened, placed a second figure among the constellations to highlight her constellations, so that she would be doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes, in his Naxica, says that the figure in question was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. And we find her name in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name of Kynosoura is that of the port of this city and of a place overlooking the city. The nymph came with the Telchines, who were the servants of Rhea, like the Couretes and the Dactyls of Ida. Aratos, for his part, calls her ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and to which she owes its honour in the heavens. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright stars on its tail.</blockquote>The equation of the Bear with a Wagon is a reminiscence of the unification of various astronomy cultures: the wagons are Mesopotamian names while the bears have a Mediterranean origin.		Aratos, for his part, calls it ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and for this she obtained the privilege of being honoured in heaven. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright ones on the tail. In all, there are seven. Below the second of those which lead the movement the movement towards the west, there is another star placed called the Pole, and we get the impression that the whole universe revolves around it. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' The Little Dipper is commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis held her in high esteem, due to the adventures we recounted earlier but as she didn't know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she turned her into a wild beast. It is said later Artemis, having understood what had happened, placed a second figure among the constellations to highlight her constellations, so that she would be doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes, in his Naxica, says that the figure in question was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. And we find her name in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name of Kynosoura is that of the port of this city and of a place overlooking the city. The nymph came with the Telchines, who were the servants of Rhea, like the Couretes and the Dactyls of Ida. Aratos, for his part, calls her ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and to which she owes its honour in the heavens. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright stars on its tail.</blockquote>The equation of the Bear with a Wagon is a reminiscence of the unification of various astronomy cultures: the wagons are Mesopotamian names while the bears have a Mediterranean origin.

			'''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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 ===== Hipparchus =====
 not a rising/ setting constellation
 ===== Geminos =====

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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 Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 6-9)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1''' This is the one known as ‘the Little Bear’, and commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis had esteemed her, but as she did not know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she made her wild. It is said that later Artemis, once the young girl was out of danger, increased her glory by placing a second figure among the constellations so that she was doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes , in his Naxica, says that this was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. Her name is also found in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name Kynosoura refers to the port of this city and to a locality overlooking the town.
 Aratos, for his part, calls it ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and for this she obtained the privilege of being honoured in heaven. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright ones on the tail. In all, there are seven. Below the second of those which lead the movement the movement towards the west, there is another star placed called the Pole, and we get the impression that the whole universe revolves around it. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' The Little Dipper is commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis held her in high esteem, due to the adventures we recounted earlier but as she didn't know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she turned her into a wild beast. It is said later Artemis, having understood what had happened, placed a second figure among the constellations to highlight her constellations, so that she would be doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes, in his Naxica, says that the figure in question was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. And we find her name in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name of Kynosoura is that of the port of this city and of a place overlooking the city. The nymph came with the Telchines, who were the servants of Rhea, like the Couretes and the Dactyls of Ida. Aratos, for his part, calls her ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and to which she owes its honour in the heavens. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright stars on its tail.</blockquote>The equation of the Bear with a Wagon is a reminiscence of the unification of various astronomy cultures: the wagons are Mesopotamian names while the bears have a Mediterranean origin.
 ===== Hyginus, Astronomica =====

IanRidpath: Typo

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Typo

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	File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1952)		File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1952)
	File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-082.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1988)		File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-082.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1988)
	File:UrsaMinor Cynosura RudolphinTab1627.png\|UMi in ~~Rudolphin~~ Tables (Kepler 1627).		File:UrsaMinor Cynosura RudolphinTab1627.png\|UMi in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).
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	\|τῆς αὐτῆς πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος		\|τῆς αὐτῆς πλευρᾶς ὁ βόρειος
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	\|ὁ τοῖς ἐν τῇ ἐπομένῃ πλευρᾷ ἐπ’ εὐθεύας καὶ νοτιώτερος		\|ὁ τοῖς ἐν τῇ ἐπομένῃ πλευρᾷ ἐπ’ εὐθεύας καὶ νοτιώτερος
	\|The star lying on a straight line with the stars in the rear side [of the rectangle] and south of them		\|The star lying on a straight line with the stars in the rear side [of the rectangle] and south of them

IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added link

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Weblinks: Added link

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	* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017039 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Ursa Minor]		* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017039 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Ursa Minor]
			* Ian Ridpath's ''Star Tales'' – [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/ursaminor.html Ursa Minor]

	==References==		==References==

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-20T10:25:32Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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			==== Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Sources ====
			[[File:UrsaMinor Cynosura RudolphinTab1627.png\|thumb\|UMi in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]
			The Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627) bring back Aratus's name variant for the Lesser Bear with the long tail, Cynosura, the Dog-Tailed.

	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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	File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1952)		File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1952)
	File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-082.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1988)		File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-082.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1988)
			File:UrsaMinor Cynosura RudolphinTab1627.png\|UMi in Rudolphin Tables (Kepler 1627).
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Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
	<blockquote>'''Var. 1''' This is the one known as ‘the Little Bear’, and commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis had esteemed her, but as she did not know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she made her wild. It is said that later Artemis, once the young girl was out of danger, increased her glory by placing a second figure among the constellations so that she was doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes , in his Naxica, says that this was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. Her name is also found in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name Kynosoura refers to the port of this city and to a locality overlooking the town.		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 6-9)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1''' This is the one known as ‘the Little Bear’, and commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis had esteemed her, but as she did not know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she made her wild. It is said that later Artemis, once the young girl was out of danger, increased her glory by placing a second figure among the constellations so that she was doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes , in his Naxica, says that this was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. Her name is also found in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name Kynosoura refers to the port of this city and to a locality overlooking the town.

	Aratos, for his part, calls it ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and for this she obtained the privilege of being honoured in heaven. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright ones on the tail. In all, there are seven. Below the second of those which lead the movement the movement towards the west, there is another star placed called the Pole, and we get the impression that the whole universe revolves around it. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' The Little Dipper is commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis held her in high esteem, due to the adventures we recounted earlier but as she didn't know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she turned her into a wild beast. It is said later Artemis, having understood what had happened, placed a second figure among the constellations to highlight her constellations, so that she would be doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes, in his Naxica, says that the figure in question was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. And we find her name in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name of Kynosoura is that of the port of this city and of a place overlooking the city. The nymph came with the Telchines, who were the servants of Rhea, like the Couretes and the Dactyls of Ida. Aratos, for his part, calls her ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and to which she owes its honour in the heavens. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright stars on its tail.</blockquote>The equation of the Bear with a Wagon is a reminiscence of the unification of various astronomy cultures: the wagons are Mesopotamian names while the bears have a Mediterranean origin.		Aratos, for his part, calls it ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and for this she obtained the privilege of being honoured in heaven. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright ones on the tail. In all, there are seven. Below the second of those which lead the movement the movement towards the west, there is another star placed called the Pole, and we get the impression that the whole universe revolves around it. </blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 2:''' The Little Dipper is commonly known as ‘Phoinikè’ (the Phoenician). Artemis held her in high esteem, due to the adventures we recounted earlier but as she didn't know that it was Zeus who had raped her, she turned her into a wild beast. It is said later Artemis, having understood what had happened, placed a second figure among the constellations to highlight her constellations, so that she would be doubly honoured. Aglaosthenes, in his Naxica, says that the figure in question was Kynosoura, who nursed Zeus and was one of the nymphs of Ida. And we find her name in the city called Histoi, founded by Nicostratus and his companions: the name of Kynosoura is that of the port of this city and of a place overlooking the city. The nymph came with the Telchines, who were the servants of Rhea, like the Couretes and the Dactyls of Ida. Aratos, for his part, calls her ‘Hélikè’ (Spiral), and says that she was from Crete; she nursed Zeus, and to which she owes its honour in the heavens. The Little Dipper has a shining star on each corner of the quadrilateral and three bright stars on its tail.</blockquote>The equation of the Bear with a Wagon is a reminiscence of the unification of various astronomy cultures: the wagons are Mesopotamian names while the bears have a Mediterranean origin.

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===		===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
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			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1952)
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-082.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Minor (1988)
			</gallery>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

YoulaAzkarrula at 10:56, 29 May 2026

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	[[Category:Almagest]]		[[Category:Almagest]]
	[[Category:Mesopotamian]]		[[Category:Mesopotamian]]
	[[Category:West Asian]]		[[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Modern]] [[Category:UMi]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]
	[[Category:European]]		[[Category:European]]