Book II
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Book II is the second section of the ancient Roman work De Astronomica, continuing its didactic treatment of astronomy and celestial mythology.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Book II (De Astronomica) | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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section of a literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek mythology
NERFINISHED
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Roman mythology ⓘ |
| authorAttributed | Gaius Julius Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuationOf |
didactic treatment of astronomy
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didactic treatment of celestial mythology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalPurpose |
explanation of mythological origins of constellations
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instruction in the stars and constellations ⓘ |
| field | ancient astronomy ⓘ |
| follows | Book I (De Astronomica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
astronomical literature
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didactic poetry ⓘ mythological literature ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | prose treatise ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Hellenistic astronomical tradition ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman astronomy ⓘ |
| originalWork | De Astronomica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | De Astronomica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | four-book structure of De Astronomica ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| subject |
astronomy
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celestial mythology ⓘ constellations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Renaissance mythographers
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early modern astronomers interested in constellation myths ⓘ |
| workOf | Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenIn | classical Latin prose ⓘ |
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