Poeticon Astronomicon
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Poeticon Astronomicon is an ancient Latin didactic poem traditionally attributed to Gaius Julius Hyginus that describes the constellations and the myths associated with them.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poem
ⓘ
ancient literary work ⓘ didactic poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman mythographers
ⓘ
ancient star lore ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Gaius Julius Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Greek astronomical traditions ⓘ |
| contains | mythological explanations of star patterns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
constellations
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myths associated with constellations ⓘ origin stories of constellations ⓘ placement of constellations in the sky ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
mythography ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
non‑zodiac constellations
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zodiac constellations ⓘ |
| genre | didactic poetry ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
students of astronomy in antiquity
ⓘ
students of mythology ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
astronomical descriptions
ⓘ
catalogue of constellations ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | iconography of constellations ⓘ |
| hasReception |
used as a source by later astronomers
ⓘ
used as a source by later mythographers ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance star atlases
ⓘ
medieval constellation lore ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic catalogue ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Latin didactic tradition ⓘ |
| possibleAuthor | Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork | De Astronomia (Hyginus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical mythology
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek and Roman mythology
ⓘ
astronomy in classical antiquity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Gaius Julius Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical instruction
ⓘ
mythological instruction ⓘ |
| workOf | Roman literature ⓘ |
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