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|Definition=εος, τό, < | |Definition=εος, τό,<br><span class="bld">A</span> any [[sea]]-[[monster]] or [[huge]] [[fish]], δελφῖνάς τε κύνας τε καὶ εἴ ποθι μεῖζον ἑλῃσι κῆτος Od.12.97, cf. 5.421, Il.20.147, Mosch.2.116; of [[seal]]s, Od.4.446,452; of the [[monster]] to which [[Andromeda]] was exposed, E.Fr.121, cf. Ar.Nu.556, Th.1033; of the [[tunny]], Archestr. Fr.34.3.<br><span class="bld">2</span> in Natural History, of the [[spout]]ing [[cetacea]], Arist.HA566b2, PA669a8, 697a16.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[Κῆτος]] = [[Cetus]], the Whale, name of a [[constellation]], Arat.354, Eudox. ap. Hipparch.1.2.20. | ||
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==Wikipedia EN== | ==Wikipedia EN== | ||
In Ancient Greek kētŏs ([[κῆτος]], plural kētē=kētea, κήτη, κήτεα), Latinized as cetus (pl. ceti or cetē = cetea), is any huge sea creature or sea monster. According to the mythology, Perseus slew [[Cetus]] to save [[Andromeda]] from being sacrificed to it. In a different story, [[Heracles]] slew Cetus to save [[Hesione]]. The term cetacean (for whale) derives from cetus. In Greek art, ceti were depicted as serpentine fish. The name of the mythological figure Ceto is derived from kētos. The name of the constellation Cetus also derives from this word. | In Ancient Greek kētŏs ([[κῆτος]], plural kētē=kētea, κήτη, κήτεα), Latinized as cetus (pl. ceti or cetē = cetea), is any huge sea creature or sea monster. According to the mythology, Perseus slew [[Cetus]] to save [[Andromeda]] from being sacrificed to it. In a different story, [[Heracles]] slew Cetus to save [[Hesione]]. The term cetacean (for whale) derives from cetus. In Greek art, ceti were depicted as serpentine fish. The name of the mythological figure Ceto is derived from kētos. The name of the constellation Cetus also derives from this word. | ||
[[Cetus]] (/ˈsiːtəs/) is a [[constellation]], sometimes called 'the [[whale]]' in English. The Cetus was a sea monster in Greek mythology which both Perseus and Heracles needed to slay. Cetus is in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations: Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus. | |||
==Wikipedia EL== | ==Wikipedia EL== | ||
Στην ελληνική γλώσσα, η λέξη "[[κήτος]]" (αρχαία ελληνική: [[κῆτος]]) υποδηλώνει ένα τεράστιο ψάρι ή ένα θαλάσσιο τέρας. Τα θαλάσσια τέρατα σκοτώθηκαν από τους μεγάλους ήρωες των αρχαίων Ελλήνων, Περσέα και Ηρακλή, που καθένα αναφέρεται ως "κήτος" στις αρχαίες ελληνικές πηγές. Το όνομα του μυθολογικού τέρατος Κήτος προέρχεται από τη λέξη "κῆτος", όπως επίσης και το όνομα του αστερισμού (Cetus). | Στην ελληνική γλώσσα, η λέξη "[[κήτος]]" (αρχαία ελληνική: [[κῆτος]]) υποδηλώνει ένα τεράστιο ψάρι ή ένα θαλάσσιο τέρας. Τα θαλάσσια τέρατα σκοτώθηκαν από τους μεγάλους ήρωες των αρχαίων Ελλήνων, Περσέα και Ηρακλή, που καθένα αναφέρεται ως "κήτος" στις αρχαίες ελληνικές πηγές. Το όνομα του μυθολογικού τέρατος Κήτος προέρχεται από τη λέξη "κῆτος", όπως επίσης και το όνομα του αστερισμού (Cetus). | ||