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BOOTES (Gr. 006M ?S, a ploughman, from /3oui, an ox) , a constellation of the northern hemisphere, mentioned by Eudoxus (4th century B.C.) and Aratus (3rd century B.C.), and perhaps alluded to in the book of Job (see ARCTURUS
Homer and Hesiod. The ancient Greeks symbolized it as a man walking, with his right hand grasping a club, and his left extending up-wards and holding the leash of two dogs, which are apparently barking at the Great
Bear . Ptolemy
Arcturus
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minor , Bubuleus, Bubulus, Canis latrans, Clamator, Icarus, Lycaon, Philometus, Plaustri custos, Plorans, Thegnis, Vociferator; the Arabs termed it Aramech or Archamech; Hesychius named it Orion; Jules Schiller, St Sylvester; Schickard, Nimrod; and Weigelius, the Three Swedish Crowns.End of Article: BOOTES (Gr. 006M ?S, a ploughman, from /3oui, an ox) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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