Thread: Naming the constellations: vanity and power in the sky
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Old 28-November-2001, 07:19 PM
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It so happens that I just t'other day picked up a copy of The Argonautika by Apollonius Rhodios (Apollonius of Rhodes), but haven't gotten into it yet. I'll check it out and see if he gives an explanation for the ship's name, and report back here.

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