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!Λόρας ἀστερισμός. | |||
!Constellation of Lyra | |||
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| | |ὁ λαμπρὸς ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὀστράκου καλούμευος Δύρα. | ||
| | |The bright star on the shell, called Lyra | ||
| | |alf Lyr | ||
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|2 | |2 | ||
| | |τῶν παρακειμένων αὐτῷ β συνεχῶν ὁ βόρειος | ||
| | |The northernmost of the 2 stars lying near the latter, close together | ||
| | |eps Lyr | ||
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|3 | |3 | ||
|ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν. | |||
|The southernmost of them | |||
|zet Lyr | |||
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|4 | |||
|ὁ τούτοις ἐπόμενος καὶ μέσος τῆς ἐκφύσεως τῶν κεράτωυ | |||
|The one to the rear of these, in between the points where the horns [of the lyre] are attached | |||
|del Lyr | |||
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|5 | |||
|τῶν ἐν τῷ πρὸς ἀνατολὴν τοῦ ὀστράκου β συνεχῶν ὁ βόρειος. | |||
|The northernmost of the 2 stars close together in the region to the east of the shell | |||
|eta Lyr | |||
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|ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | |||
|The southernmost of them | |||
|tet Lyr | |||
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|τῶν ἐν τῷ ξυγώματι προηγουμένων β ὁ βορειότερος. | |||
|The northernmost of the two advance stars in the bridge | |||
|bet Lyr | |||
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|ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | |||
|The southernmost of them | |||
|nu Lyr | |||
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|τῶν ἐν τῷ ζυγώματι ἐπομένων β ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν. | |||
|The northernmost of the two rear stars in the bridge | |||
|gam Lyr | |||
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|ὁ ροτιώτερος αὐτῶν. | |||
|The southernmost of them | |||
|lam Lyr | |||
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|ἀστέρες ἱ, ὥρ α μεγέθους ἄ, γ’ β, δ’ ὅ | |||
|10 stars, I of the first magnitude, 2 of the third, 7 of the fourth | |||
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Revision as of 13:32, 26 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Δύρα.
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Λόρας ἀστερισμός. | Constellation of Lyra | ||
| 1 | ὁ λαμπρὸς ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὀστράκου καλούμευος Δύρα. | The bright star on the shell, called Lyra | alf Lyr |
| 2 | τῶν παρακειμένων αὐτῷ β συνεχῶν ὁ βόρειος | The northernmost of the 2 stars lying near the latter, close together | eps Lyr |
| 3 | ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν. | The southernmost of them | zet Lyr |
| 4 | ὁ τούτοις ἐπόμενος καὶ μέσος τῆς ἐκφύσεως τῶν κεράτωυ | The one to the rear of these, in between the points where the horns [of the lyre] are attached | del Lyr |
| 5 | τῶν ἐν τῷ πρὸς ἀνατολὴν τοῦ ὀστράκου β συνεχῶν ὁ βόρειος. | The northernmost of the 2 stars close together in the region to the east of the shell | eta Lyr |
| 6 | ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | The southernmost of them | tet Lyr |
| τῶν ἐν τῷ ξυγώματι προηγουμένων β ὁ βορειότερος. | The northernmost of the two advance stars in the bridge | bet Lyr | |
| ὁ νοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | The southernmost of them | nu Lyr | |
| τῶν ἐν τῷ ζυγώματι ἐπομένων β ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν. | The northernmost of the two rear stars in the bridge | gam Lyr | |
| ὁ ροτιώτερος αὐτῶν. | The southernmost of them | lam Lyr | |
| ἀστέρες ἱ, ὥρ α μεγέθους ἄ, γ’ β, δ’ ὅ | 10 stars, I of the first magnitude, 2 of the third, 7 of the fourth |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
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Lyra in Bayer (1603)
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Lyra in Hevelius (1690)
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Lyra in Flamsteed (1776)
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Lyra in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).
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Lyra in Bode (1801)
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Lyra in Hall (1825)
Mythology
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Ainter of Agora 393 - ARV extra - standing boy with lyra and hare - Athens Agora Museum
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Achilles Painter ARV 990 41 youth with lyra
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Cartellino Painter - ARV 452 5 - youth with lyra - Athens NAM 12803
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symbol of an ancient lyra
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symbol of an ancient lyra
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Kalymna - 560-540 BC - silver stater - head of warrior - lyra - Berlin MK BM 18200148
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Statue of Erato (with lyre)






