Star myths of the Greeks and Romans : a sourcebook containing the Constellations of Pseudo-Eratosthenes and the Poetic astronomy of Hyginus

Author(s)

• Eratosthenes, of Cyrene, ca. B.C.
• Hyginus, C. Julius
• Condos, Theony

Bibliographic Information

Star myths of the Greeks and Romans : a sourcebook containing the Constellations of Pseudo-Eratosthenes and the Poetic astronomy of Hyginus

translation and commentary by Theony Condos

Phanes Press, c1997

• : pbk

Other Title

Star myths

Note

Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Southern California, under the title: The Katasterismoi of the Pseudo-Eratosthenes : a mythological commentary and English translation

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-277) and indexes

Details

• NCID: BD06467915
• ISBN:
  • 1890482935
• LCCN: 97029207
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: grclat
• Place of Publication: Grand Rapids, Mich.
• Pages/Volumes: 287 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QB802
  • DC21 : 398.26
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Constellations
  • LCSH : Astronomy, Ancient
  • LCSH : Mythology, Greek
  • LCSH : Mythology, Roman
  • LCSH : Eratosthenes. Catasterismi
  • LCSH : Hyginus, C. Julius. Poetica astronomica