〈hyades〉 ‘Hyades’
〈Ταῦρος〉 Tauros ‘Taurus’
Greek noun
Last edited: 2025-07-14| Primary meaning | Hyades |
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| Literal translation | Hyades |
| Variants | Ὑάδες Huades Ὑάς Huas singular, used by Hephaistion 1.3 |
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not necessarily identical to the modern constellation
Ἐν μὲν γαῖαν ἔτευξ᾽, ἐν δ᾽ οὐρανόν, ἐν δὲ θάλασσαν, ἠέλιόν τ᾽ ἀκάμαντα σελήνην τε πλήθουσαν, ἐν δὲ τὰ τείρεα πάντα, τά τ᾽ οὐρανὸς ἐστεφάνωται, Πληϊάδας θ᾽ Ὑάδας τε τό τε σθένος Ὠρίωνος Ἄρκτόν θ᾽, ἣν καὶ Ἄμαξαν ἐπίκλησιν καλέουσιν, ἥ τ᾽ αὐτοῦ στρέφεται καί τ᾽ Ὠρίωνα δοκεύει, οἴη δ᾽ ἄμμορός ἐστι λοετρῶν Ὠκεανοῖο.
‘On it he produced the earth, and on it the sky, and on it the sea, and the untiring sun and the full moon, and on it all the constellations, that the sky is wreathed with: the Pleiades as well as the Hyades as well as the might of Orion as well as the Bear, which they call Wagon as additional name, and which revolves around itself and keeps an eye on Orion, and which alone is without share of baths in Ocean.’
corresponding to α+θ+γ+δ+ε Tauri when defined as 5 stars (Geminus)
Οἱ μὲν γὰρ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ταύρου ἐπὶ τοῦ νώτου αὐτοῦ κείμενοι ἀστέρες τὸν ἀριθμὸν ϛʹ καλοῦνται Πλειάδες· οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ βουκράνου τοῦ Ταύρου κείμενοι ἀστέρες τὸν ἀριθμὸν εʹ καλοῦνται Ὑάδες.
‘Thus the stars lying on Taurus, on its back, 6 in number, are called Pleiades; and the stars lying on the bull’s head of Taurus, 5 in number, are called Hyades.’
〈hyades〉 ‘Hyades’
〈Ταῦρος〉 Tauros ‘Taurus’
@misc{zodiac1301,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {Ὑάδες ({Lemma} #1301)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1301/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1301/},
}