Further Mythological Evidence for Ancient Knowledge of Variable Stars

Volume 27 number 2 (1999)

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Stephen R. Wilk

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Abstract

I suggest that the variability of Betelgeuse (alpha Orionis) was known in pre-classical Greece, and that this knowldge is reflected in the myths associated with Orion and other figures in Greek mythology. There is corroboration in parallelmyths from other cultures.