Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 122
d to hold up the heavens.In all probability Bootes has been deprived of an arm, thestars formerly representing it now forming the constella-tion of the Northern Crown. Proctor thinks that thischange was made at some time preceding that of Eudoxus,who was bom about 300 B.C. The risings and settings… … Photo by Brogi AtlasNational Museum, Naples ?u ■ i] U fliTTJK, , TIUJCII PO> Bootes, the Bear Driver 75 are found in the works of the ancients. Manilius thus re-fers to this pecuHarity of the Herdsman: Slow Bootes drives his lingring teams. And Aratos describes him as: When tired of dayAt even…
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