They came to the place where Icarius was lying. The dog which was with him saw its master's death and returned to Erigone howling, which she saw to be sad and unusual - worried, she set out with it. There are those who say that she is Erigone the Athenian daughter of Icarius Liber gave wine to her father, so that he might give people pleasure: those whom he gave it to became drunk and stoned him to death. The Maid, whom we call Justice, was among people, but when people began to sin, Jove placed her among the constellations.Because of this deed, he began to be hated by Juno and she honoured the lion with the heavenly prize. Hercules is said to have killed it with his friend Molorchus, from whom he first received his club, with which he killed the lion and after this he wore its pelt as a hood. The Lion, Leon, which was brought up at Nemea by the will of Juno in order to kill Hercules, was sent to the Earth and hid for a long time in an Argive Cave.Hercules found this pain exceptionally troublesome and, because of this deed, Juno honoured the crab with stars The Crab, Carcinus, got the favour of Juno, because, at her order, when Hercules had been sent to kill the Lernaean Hydra (which we call a serpent), the crab attacked Hercules' feet and tore at his ankles, causing him more discomfort than the serpent itself.There are people who say they are Hercules and Theseus, who carried out similar labours. Other people say that they are Castor and Pollux, because these princes had kept the sea safe from pirates. The Twins, who are called the Samothracian gods and whose story it is profane to utter except for those who preside at the ritual.Because of this, Jupiter honoured it with an immortal memorial in the stars. He appeared to human eyes in the form of a bull and also, on the order of Jupiter, a bull played with Europa, daughter of Agenor, in Sidonia, picked her up and carried her off to Crete. The Bull is favoured by Jupiter Jupiter got it from his brother Neptune as a favour. Other people think that it is the ram which carried Helle and Phryxus. Because of this, he asked Jupiter that the ram be placed among the stars. This is nine miles from Egypt and Alexandria. Thus Ammon was named "of Jupiter" by Liber and he made a magnificent sanctuary for him on the spot where he found the water. The Ram is favoured by Liber because when he led an army to India through Libya, through dry sandy places in which there was a shortage of water and his army was afflicted with thirst, a ram showed them where there was water.There are twelve constellations in the sky. the brumalian and the solstitial, under which there is habitation (for they are the most temperate).Īn elliptical ring with twelve constellations goes through these, within which the Sun makes an annual journey.the equinoctial, which the region called Catacecaumene lies under and which is not inhabited because of the excessive heat.the arctic and antarctic, which are uninhabitable because of the excessive cold.There are four areas of the sky: east, west, south, north. Earth, which we call "the globe" on account of its shape.Air, which the winds and storms consist of.Water, which the Ocean sea consists of.The universe is the totality of things, within which everything is and outside of which there is nothing in Greek it is called cosmos. Since you want to know everything, I have written this handbook for you, so that you may know what the universe is, what the elements are, what planet Earth contains, and what the human race have accomplished. Lucius Ampelius greets his friend Macrinus. Up to the reign of Emperor Trajan, who was conquered and by which general Course of the War between Caesar and Pompey Who took up arms against the Roman people The beginning of the kingdom of Mithridates What alterations the state of the Roman people has undergone Which peoples the Roman people have joined battle with and for what reasons Those who initiated evil schemes against the fatherland How many famous Scipiones there are, who received nicknames for great deeds Those who received nicknames for great deeds Those who were called by their enemies to fight hand-to-hand Those who sacrificed themselves for the common good The Most Brilliant Generals of the Romans The most brilliant kings and leaders of the Athenians Ηοw many they say there are of Jupiter and the other gods and goddesses In which parts of the twelve winds the 12 constellations are
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