Λύρα

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.’

Ὁ δὲ παρὰ τὴν Λύραν κείμενος λαμπρὸς ἀστὴρ ὁμωνύμως ὅλῳ τῷ ζῳδίῳ Λύρα προσαγορεύεται.

‘The bright star lying by the Lyre is called with the same name as the whole constellation, Lyre.’

Ὁ δὲ παρὰ τὴν Λύραν κείμενος λαμπρὸς ἀστὴρ ὁμωνύμως ὅλῳ τῷ ζῳδίῳ Λύρα προσαγορεύεται.

‘The bright star lying by the Lyre is called with the same name as the whole constellation, Lyre.’