Phaenomena
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Phaenomena is an influential didactic poem by the Hellenistic poet Aratus that describes constellations, weather signs, and celestial phenomena, blending astronomy with mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phaenomena canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poem
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didactic poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stoic interest in natural signs ⓘ |
| author |
Aratus
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Aratus of Soli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | astronomical work of Eudoxus of Cnidus ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Greek-speaking world
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Roman world ⓘ |
| contains |
astronomical section
ⓘ
meteorological section ⓘ mythological explanations of constellations ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| describes |
circles of the celestial sphere
ⓘ
fixed stars ⓘ risings and settings of constellations ⓘ signs for predicting weather ⓘ zodiac constellations ⓘ |
| field |
ancient astronomy
ⓘ
astrology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ |
| genre |
astronomical poetry
ⓘ
didactic poetry ⓘ |
| hasLatinTranslationBy |
Avienus
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Germanicus Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Diosemeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Avienus
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Germanicus Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin didactic poetry ⓘ later star catalog traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
astronomy
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celestial phenomena ⓘ constellations ⓘ mythology ⓘ weather signs ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Hellenistic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | part of the Aratean corpus ⓘ |
| structure | hexameter verse ⓘ |
| subjectOf | commentaries in antiquity ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Appearances ⓘ |
| usedFor | teaching constellations and weather lore in antiquity ⓘ |
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