Cerberus (constellation)
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Cerberus was a constellation
created by Hevelius. It was depicted as a three-headed snake that Hercules
is holding in his hand. The constellation is no longer in use. This constellation "figure typified the serpent ... infesting the country around Taenarum the Μέτωπον of Greece, the modern Cape Matapan." The presence of Cerberus (Kerberos) at Taenarum (Tainaron) is mentioned by Strabōn, Statios, and Seneca.
The tail of this constellation Cerberus was in Fornax (depicted as chemical apparatus). Apparently, the "golden bough" the "branch from the tree of the golden apples" fetched by Atlas from the garden of the Hesperides was considered to have been generated by alchemical means.
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
created by Hevelius. It was depicted as a three-headed snake that Hercules
Hercules
Hercules is the Roman name for Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus , and the mortal Alcmene...
is holding in his hand. The constellation is no longer in use. This constellation "figure typified the serpent ... infesting the country around Taenarum the Μέτωπον of Greece, the modern Cape Matapan." The presence of Cerberus (Kerberos) at Taenarum (Tainaron) is mentioned by Strabōn, Statios, and Seneca.
The tail of this constellation Cerberus was in Fornax (depicted as chemical apparatus). Apparently, the "golden bough" the "branch from the tree of the golden apples" fetched by Atlas from the garden of the Hesperides was considered to have been generated by alchemical means.
External links
- http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/horvatin/Astronomy_Facts/obsolete_pages/cerberus.htm
- http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/cerberus.htm