单词 | paranatellon |
释义 | paranatellonn. Chiefly Ancient History. In ancient astronomy and contemporary astrology: a star or constellation that rises at the same time as another; spec. one that rises at the same time as a constellation of the zodiac. Usually with of. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > [noun] > paranetellon paranatellon1811 1811 W. Drummond Œdipus Judaicus xxvii Now the extra-zodiacal stars,..which rise above the horizon, or sink below it, during the time that decan takes to rise or set, are what I call its paranatellons. 1882 M. Lockwood tr. C. Lenormant Beginnings Hist. 568 The twelve stars..are astronomically the paranatellons of the signs [of the Zodiac]. 1951 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 10 28 The astrological paranatellonta were based, not only upon the Greek constellations, but also upon the oriental ‘Sphaira barbarica’. 1973 Isis 64 237 Cassiopeia..rose as paranatellon of the Pegasus quadrangle, signal of winter solstice. 1996 Natural Order Process (65) in talk.religion.newage (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Apr. In the skies this was called the Region of the River God, and was marked by Hydra, the Water Serpent, the southern paranatellon of Leo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811 |
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