 | James Ryan - 1827 - 408 стор.
...of the third magnitude, are the principal stars in this constellation. Pegasus was a winged horse, sprang from the blood of Medusa, after Perseus had cut off her head. Pegasus fixed his residence, according to Ovid, on Mount Helicon in Boetia, where, by striking the... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - 1843 - 344 стор.
...and three of the third. HISTORY.— This, according to fable, is the celebrated horse which sprung from the blood of Medusa, after Perseus had cut off her head. He received his name according to Hesiod, from his being born near the sources (fl^», Pege) of the parts... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - 1873 - 358 стор.
...magnitude and three of the third. HISTORY. This, according to fable, is the celebrated horse which sprung from the blood of Medusa, after Perseus had cut off her head. lie received his name according to Hesiod, from nil being born near the sources (7^7777, Pege) of the... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - 1898 - 396 стор.
...marks his nose. The forelegs are in the northwestern part of the constellation just east of Cyguus, and are marked, one of them by the stars Eta and Pi,...given to Bellerophon to aid him in conquering the Chiinasra. After the destruction of the monster, Bellerophon attempted to ascend to heaven upon Pegasus,... | |
 | Albert Ross Parsons - 1893 - 472 стор.
...before his era. Here we find the constellation Pegasus, the winged horse (or upward coursing sun), which sprang from the blood of Medusa after Perseus had cut off her head. Pegasus, or the sun, helped Bellerophon to conquer the chimera, that monster of fire and water, whose... | |
 | Henry William Elson - 1902 - 72 стор.
...the longitude of the sky, known as right ascension. Myth. — Pegasus is the fabled horse that sprung from the blood of Medusa after Perseus had cut off her head (see next chapter). The horse was presented by the gods to Prince Bellerophon, to aid him in conquering... | |
 | Charles Augustus Young - 1903 - 456 стор.
...by Iota and Kappa. 15 M. Pegasi is a fine cluster but little inferior to that in Hercules. Pegasus is the winged horse which sprang from the blood of...Muses, and after being tamed by Minerva he was given to Hellcrophon to aid him in conquering the Chimaera. After the destruction of the monster, Bellerophon... | |
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... animal's neck, and reaches Theta in his ear. Epsilon (or Enif), the bright star 8° -northwest of Theta, marks his nose. The forelegs are in the northwestern part of the constellation just east of Cygnus, and are marked, one of them by the stars Eta... 