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The fourth line of the description of Achilles shield mentions three constellations, which are named in precisely this order in the Old Babylonian Prayer to the Gods of the Night and in section B of Astrolabe B as stars of the Path of Ea.
Homer, Iliad 18.486: The Pleiades, the Hyades, and the might of Orion.
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Homer, Iliad 18.486
Bibliography
Pingree 1998, 129 | Pingree, David. Legacies in Astronomy and Celestial Omens. In: S. Dalley (ed.). The Legacy of Mesopotamia. Oxford: Oxford University Press 1998, 125-137. |
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Cf. Iliad and Mul Apin (1)
Cf. Moon and Sun in balance (1)
Cf. The Mesopotamian ominous constellations mentioned in Iliad (1)
Cf. Ursa Major the Wagon (1)
Amar Annus
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