De Astronomica

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De Astronomica is an ancient Latin treatise traditionally attributed to Hyginus that compiles myths and explanations related to the constellations and celestial phenomena.

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instanceOf ancient Latin treatise ⓘ
astronomical work ⓘ
mythographical work ⓘ
attributedTo Gaius Julius Hyginus ⓘ
authenticity disputed ⓘ
author Hyginus ⓘ
circulation Middle Ages ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
contains mythological catalogues ⓘ
prose descriptions ⓘ
culturalContext Roman intellectual culture ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
dealsWith astral mythology ⓘ
interpretation of the night sky ⓘ
describes northern constellations ⓘ
southern constellations ⓘ
zodiac constellations ⓘ
focusesOn etiological myths ⓘ
myths of the constellations ⓘ
star lore ⓘ
genre astronomy ⓘ
mythography ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn iconography of constellations ⓘ
hasPart Book I ⓘ
Book II ⓘ
Book III ⓘ
Book IV ⓘ
includes explanations of star names ⓘ
genealogies of mythological figures ⓘ
myths explaining constellation origins ⓘ
influenced Renaissance astronomy ⓘ
medieval constellation lore ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryTradition Latin literature ⓘ
preservedIn medieval manuscripts ⓘ
primaryFunction handbook of constellations ⓘ
relatedWork Poeticon Astronomicon ⓘ
setting Greco-Roman cosmology ⓘ
subject Greek mythology ⓘ
Roman mythology ⓘ
celestial phenomena ⓘ
constellations ⓘ
traditionalAttribution Hyginus ⓘ
usedBy Renaissance humanists ⓘ
medieval scholars ⓘ
workType didactic text ⓘ

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Hyginus → notableWork → De Astronomica ⓘ
Hyginus → authorOf → De Astronomica ⓘ
Astraea → mentionedIn → Aratus' Phaenomena ⓘ
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Gaius Julius Hyginus → notableWork → De Astronomia ⓘ
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Gaius Julius Hyginus → wrote → De Astronomia ⓘ
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Fabulae → relatedWork → De Astronomica ⓘ
Hyginus’ Fabulae → relatedWork → Hyginus’ De Astronomica ⓘ
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Book II (De Astronomica) → partOf → De Astronomica ⓘ
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Book II (De Astronomica) → originalWork → De Astronomica ⓘ
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Book III (De Astronomica) → partOf → De Astronomica ⓘ
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Book III (De Astronomica) → follows → Book II (De Astronomica) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book III
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Book III (De Astronomica) → precedes → Book IV (De Astronomica) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book III
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Book IV (De Astronomica) → partOf → De Astronomica ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
Book IV (De Astronomica) → relatedWork → Book I (De Astronomica) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
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Book IV (De Astronomica) → relatedWork → Book II (De Astronomica) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
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Book IV (De Astronomica) → relatedWork → Book III (De Astronomica) ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
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Book IV (De Astronomica) → hasPartOfSeries → De Astronomica, Book I–IV ⓘ
subject linked to: Book IV
linked to: De Astronomica