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 358
s knownas the Lyrids. The maximum of the shower is on the19th and 20th of April. Lyra is noted because of its lucida, the brilliant Vega, the glory of the summer heavens. The poet thus sings of Lyra and Vega: One of these illuminatesThe heavens far around, blazing imperialIn the first order. The… … Photo by Anderson Mercury, by RubensGallery of the Prado, Madrid PUBLIC ASTOR. Lyra, the Lyre 261 Manilius, who wrote in the age of Augustus, thus alludes to Vega: One, placed in front above the rest, displaysA vigorous light and darts surprising rays. Among Latin writers Vega was called Lyra in…
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