To the medieval reception of Greek myths about the origin of constellations Cover Image

Ke středověké recepci řeckých mýtů o vzniku souhvězdí
To the medieval reception of Greek myths about the origin of constellations

(Treatise about the order of fixed stars in the manuscript XXVI A 3 of the Prague National Library)

Author(s): Alena Hadravová
Subject(s): Middle Ages, Translation Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: constellations; Greek mythology; history of astronomy

Summary/Abstract: The contribution deals with the Tractatus de ordine stellarum fixarum (Prague, National Library, XXVI A 3, c. 1405, fol. 1r–48r). Chosen parts of this text containing ancient star myths are edited here, translated into Czech and compared with Hyginus’ treatise De astronomia for the first time.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 231-252
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Czech, Latin