Antinous (constellation)
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