Wia

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Juan Antonio Belmonte Avilés

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Image that shows the earliest map or drawing

Image that shows the cultural object (e.g. in archaeological museum)

Wia (... ), The Boat, ... ... is an Egyptian constellation .

<here comes a short explanation: what is the earliest known occurance, what does it mean in their culture, perhaps were it stems from if e.g. taken over from other roots...>

Concordance, Etymology, History

What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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  ancient manuscript 1
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  modern mapping by author XY
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  ancient manuscript 2
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  modern mapping by author AB
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  something else ...

Religion/ Tales/ Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

IAU WGSN star name discussion

The name was suggested to WGSN in 2025. Wia is a huge Egyptian constellation as Reret of Nekhet, spreading from Scorpius to Sagittarius, so I do not see appropriate to name a single star after it. Much more appropriate might be Hery-ib-Wia ("In the Middle of the Boat") if we find a star close to Kaus Australis without a name (see Fig 4.1 and Table 4.5 in Belmonte and Lull, 2023, for ideas).

References

• References (general)