Ἄρατος ὁ Σολεύς: Difference between revisions
Κέρδος πονηρὸν μηδέποτε βούλου λαβεῖν → Ex non honesto lucra sectari cave → Hab nie den Wunsch, unredlichen Gewinn zu ziehn
(Created page with "{{eles |esgtx=Arato de Solos }}") |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{eles | {{eles | ||
|esgtx=[[Arato de Solos]] | |esgtx=[[Arato de Solos]] | ||
}} | |||
{{wkpen | |||
|wketx=[[Aratus of Soli]] (/əˈreɪtəs/; Greek: [[Ἄρατος ὁ Σολεύς]]; c. 315 BC/310 BC – 240) was a Greek didactic poet. His major extant work is his hexameter poem Phenomena (Greek: Φαινόμενα, Phainómena, "Appearances"; Latin: Phaenomena), the first half of which is a verse setting of a lost work of the same name by Eudoxus of Cnidus. It describes the constellations and other celestial phenomena. The second half is called the Diosemeia (Διοσημεῖα "Forecasts"), and is chiefly about weather lore. Although Aratus was somewhat ignorant of Greek astronomy, his poem was very popular in the Greek and Roman world, as is proven by the large number of commentaries and Latin translations, some of which survive. | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:21, 15 February 2024
Spanish
Wikipedia EN
Aratus of Soli (/əˈreɪtəs/; Greek: Ἄρατος ὁ Σολεύς; c. 315 BC/310 BC – 240) was a Greek didactic poet. His major extant work is his hexameter poem Phenomena (Greek: Φαινόμενα, Phainómena, "Appearances"; Latin: Phaenomena), the first half of which is a verse setting of a lost work of the same name by Eudoxus of Cnidus. It describes the constellations and other celestial phenomena. The second half is called the Diosemeia (Διοσημεῖα "Forecasts"), and is chiefly about weather lore. Although Aratus was somewhat ignorant of Greek astronomy, his poem was very popular in the Greek and Roman world, as is proven by the large number of commentaries and Latin translations, some of which survive.
