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!Ὅφεως Ὀφιούχου ἀστερισμός. | |||
!Constellation of Serpens | |||
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|τοῦ ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ τετραπλεύρου ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς γένυος. | |||
|Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one on the end of the jaw | |||
|iot Ser | |||
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|2 | |||
|ὁ τῶν μυκτήρων ἀπτόμενος. | |||
|Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one touching the nostrils | |||
|rho Ser | |||
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|3 | |||
|ὁ ἐν τῷ κροτάφῳ. | |||
|Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one in the temple | |||
|gam Ser | |||
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|4 | |||
|ὁ πρὸς τῇ ἐκφύσει τοῦ τραχήλου | |||
|Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one where the neck joins [the head] | |||
|bet Ser | |||
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|5 | |||
|ὁ μέσος τοῦ τετραπλεύρου καὶ ἐν τῷ στόματι | |||
|Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one in the middle of the quadrilateral, in the mouth | |||
|kap Ser | |||
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|ὁ ἐκτὸς καὶ ἀπ’ ἄρκτον τῆς κεφαλῆς | |||
|The star outside the head, to the north of it | |||
|pi Ser | |||
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|ὁ μετὰ τὴν πρώτην καμπὴν τοῦ τραχήλου | |||
|The one after the first bend in the neck | |||
|del Ser | |||
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|τῶν ἐφεξῆς τούτου τριῶν ὁ βόρειος | |||
|The northernmost of the 3 following this | |||
|lam Ser | |||
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|ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν. | |||
|The middle one of the three | |||
|alf Ser | |||
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|ὁ νότιος αὐτῶν | |||
|The southernmost of them | |||
|eps Ser | |||
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|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 | |||
|mu Ser | |||
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|ὁ τοῦς ἐν τῇ χειρὶ ἐπόμενος | |||
|The star to, the rear of those in the hand [of Ophiuchus] | |||
|ups Oph | |||
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|ὁ μετὰ τὸ δεξιὸη ὀπισθόμηροη τοῦ Ὀφιούχου | |||
|The one alter the back of the right thigh of Ophiuchus | |||
|nu Ser | |||
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|τῶν ἐπομένων αὐτῷ β ὁ νοτιώτερος | |||
|The southernmost of the 2 to the rear of the latter | |||
|xi Ser | |||
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|ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν | |||
|The northernmost of them | |||
|omi Ser | |||
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|ὁ μετὰ τὴν δεξιὰν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τῆς οὐραίας καμπῆς | |||
|The one after the right hand [of Ophiuchus], on the bend in the tail | |||
|zet Ser | |||
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|ὁ τούτῳ ἐπόμενος ὁμοίως ἐπὶ τῆς οὐρᾶς. | |||
|The one to the rear of this, likewise on the tail | |||
|eta Ser | |||
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|ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς οὐρᾶς. | |||
|The star on the tip of the tail | |||
|tet Ser | |||
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|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 | |||
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Revision as of 14:50, 26 April 2025
One of the 88 IAU constellations.
Etymology and History
The Greek constellation ...
Origin of Constellation
Babylonian
Greco-Roman
Aratos
Eratosthenes
Hipparchus
Geminos
Almagest Ὅφις.
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὅφεως Ὀφιούχου ἀστερισμός. | Constellation of Serpens | ||
| 1 | τοῦ ἐν τῇ κεφαλῇ τετραπλεύρου ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς γένυος. | Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one on the end of the jaw | iot Ser |
| 2 | ὁ τῶν μυκτήρων ἀπτόμενος. | Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one touching the nostrils | rho Ser |
| 3 | ὁ ἐν τῷ κροτάφῳ. | Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one in the temple | gam Ser |
| 4 | ὁ πρὸς τῇ ἐκφύσει τοῦ τραχήλου | Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one where the neck joins [the head] | bet Ser |
| 5 | ὁ μέσος τοῦ τετραπλεύρου καὶ ἐν τῷ στόματι | Stars on the quadrilateral in the heads: the one in the middle of the quadrilateral, in the mouth | kap Ser |
| 6 | ὁ ἐκτὸς καὶ ἀπ’ ἄρκτον τῆς κεφαλῆς | The star outside the head, to the north of it | pi Ser |
| ὁ μετὰ τὴν πρώτην καμπὴν τοῦ τραχήλου | The one after the first bend in the neck | del Ser | |
| τῶν ἐφεξῆς τούτου τριῶν ὁ βόρειος | The northernmost of the 3 following this | lam Ser | |
| ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶν. | The middle one of the three | alf Ser | |
| ὁ νότιος αὐτῶν | The southernmost of them | eps Ser | |
| 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 | mu Ser | |
| ὁ τοῦς ἐν τῇ χειρὶ ἐπόμενος | The star to, the rear of those in the hand [of Ophiuchus] | ups Oph | |
| ὁ μετὰ τὸ δεξιὸη ὀπισθόμηροη τοῦ Ὀφιούχου | The one alter the back of the right thigh of Ophiuchus | nu Ser | |
| τῶν ἐπομένων αὐτῷ β ὁ νοτιώτερος | The southernmost of the 2 to the rear of the latter | xi Ser | |
| ὁ βορειότερος αὐτῶν | The northernmost of them | omi Ser | |
| ὁ μετὰ τὴν δεξιὰν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τῆς οὐραίας καμπῆς | The one after the right hand [of Ophiuchus], on the bend in the tail | zet Ser | |
| ὁ τούτῳ ἐπόμενος ὁμοίως ἐπὶ τῆς οὐρᾶς. | The one to the rear of this, likewise on the tail | eta Ser | |
| ὁ ἐπ’ ἄκρας τῆς οὐρᾶς. | The star on the tip of the tail | tet Ser | |
| 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 |
