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Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks

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Look to the sky and see the stories within the stars

The stars and constellations are a number of the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they gave the impression to our distant ancestors. From anywhere on Earth, an individual might view the celestial panorama simply by stepping out of doors at night and gazing upward.

This non- fiction narrative presents the tales of the forty- eight classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years from Homer (c. 800 BC) to Claudius Ptolemy (c. 150 AD). These age- old tales have captured the human imagination from earlier period to the present, and through them we will be able to examine the early practical astronomy, philosophical speculation at the cosmos, and fundamental moral beliefs of much of Western civilization.

Illustrations and star charts carefully reconstructed from ancient sources lend a visual element and immerse the reader on the planet of ancient cosmology and constellation mapping. Through Marshall’s research and storytelling, Ancient Skies brings the belief systems of the classical world to shining life.

75 b&w illustrations

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