Greek noun
Last edited: 2025-02-26| Primary meaning | Ursa Major |
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| Literal translation | Great Bear |
| Variants | Μεγάλη Ἄρκτος Megalē Arktos Ἄρκτος Μεγάλη Arktos Megalē |
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not necessarily identical to the modern constellation
Βόρεια δέ ἐστιν, ὅσα τοῦ τῶν ζῳδίων κύκλου πρὸς ἄρκτους κεῖται. Ἔστι δὲ τάδε· ἡ Μεγάλη Ἄρκτος, ἡ Μικρά, Δράκων ὁ διὰ τῶν Ἄρκτων, Ἀρκτοφύλαξ, Στέφανος, Ἐνγόνασιν, Ὀφιοῦχος, Ὄφις, Λύρα, Ὄρνις, Ὀϊστός, Ἀετός, Δελφίς, Προτομὴ Ἵππου καθ’ Ἵππαρχον, Ἵππος, Κηφεύς, Κασσιέπεια, Ἀνδρομέδα, Περσεύς, Ἡνίοχος, Δελτωτὸν καὶ ὁ ὕστερον κατεστηριγμένος ὑπὸ Καλλιμάχου Βερενίκης Πλόκαμος.
‘Northern (constellations) there are as many as lie to the north of the zodiac. These are the following: the Great Bear, the Little (Bear), Dragon between the Bears, Bear Keeper, Crown, Kneeling Man, Ophiuchus, Serpent, Lyre, Bird, Arrow, Eagle, Dolphin, Forepart of a Horse according to Hipparchus, Horse, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus, Charioteer, Triangle and the later by Callimachus established Lock of Berenikē.’
〈Ἄρκτος〉 Arktos ‘Ursa Major’
〈—〉 msḫ.ṱ ‘Ursa Major’
〈—〉 ḫpš ‘Ursa Major’
〈septentriones〉 ‘Ursa Major’
〈Ἄμαξα〉 Amaxa ‘Ursa Major’
〈ϣⲱⲡϣ〉 šôpš ‘Ursa Major’
〈עַיִשׁ〉 ʿayiš ‘Aldebaran? Ursa Major? Leo?’
〈Μικρὰ Ἄρκτος〉 Mikra Arktos ‘Ursa Minor’
〈ἀρκτικὸς κύκλος〉 arktikos kuklos ‘arctic circle’
〈ἐμπρόσθιος πούς τῆς Μεγάλης Ἄρκτου〉 emprosthios pous tēs Megalēs Arktou ‘front foot of the Great Bear’
@misc{zodiac2783,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {Μεγάλη Ἄρκτος ({Lemma} #2783)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2783/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2783/},
}