Antinous (constellation)

Historical representation of the constellation Antinous

The southern part of the Eagle constellation was also known as Antinous until the early 19th century .

Antinous was a favorite of Hadrian , whose legendary self-sacrifice in the Nile for his emperor was honored by this constellation. Antinous was equated with Ganymede . The illustration is from 1782, from Johann Elert Bode's atlas Presentation of the Stars and shows the constellation as it is described in the ancient sources.

supporting documents

^ Wilhelm Vollmer, Dictionary of Mythology : Antinous
^ Meyer's large conversation lexicon : Antinous
^ Gerhard Fasching, constellations and their myths , Springer-Verlag Wien GmbH, 1993, p. 69
↑ JE Bode, General Description and Verification of the Stars and a List of the Straight Ascent and Deviation from 17240 Stars, Double Stars, Nebulae and Star Clusters , Berlin, 1801, p. 10
^ Karl Ernst Georges, Comprehensive Latin-German concise dictionary : Antinous

[1] Wilhelm Vollmer, Dictionary of Mythology : Antinous

[2] Meyer's large conversation lexicon : Antinous

[3] Gerhard Fasching, constellations and their myths , Springer-Verlag Wien GmbH, 1993, p. 69

[4] JE Bode, General Description and Verification of the Stars and a List of the Straight Ascent and Deviation from 17240 Stars, Double Stars, Nebulae and Star Clusters , Berlin, 1801, p. 10

[5] Karl Ernst Georges, Comprehensive Latin-German concise dictionary : Antinous