Book III

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Book III is a section of the ancient Latin work *De Astronomica* that continues its mythological and astronomical explanations of the constellations.

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instanceOf book section
part of literary work
associatedWith Roman mythographic tradition
attributedTo Hyginus NERFINISHED
author Gaius Julius Hyginus NERFINISHED
basedOn Hellenistic astronomical traditions
contains etiological myths for constellations
mythological narratives
star lore
culturalContext Roman adaptation of Greek mythology
describes astronomical positions of constellations
mythological origins of constellations
follows Book II (De Astronomica) NERFINISHED
genre astronomical literature
didactic poetry
mythological literature
hasTopic placement of constellations in the sky
relationships between constellations and myths
zodiacal and non‑zodiacal constellations
hasWorkTitle Liber III NERFINISHED
intendedUse astronomical handbook
mythological reference
language Latin
literaryForm prose with didactic elements
literaryTradition Latin literature
mainSubject Greek and Roman mythology
astronomy in classical antiquity
constellations
originalLanguage Latin
partOf De Astronomica NERFINISHED
precedes Book IV (De Astronomica) NERFINISHED
preservedIn medieval manuscripts of De Astronomica
studiedIn classics
history of astronomy
mythography
timeOfWriting 1st century BCE or 1st century CE (approximate)
workPeriod early Roman Empire
workType ancient technical-mythological treatise section

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De Astronomica hasPart Book III