![]() ![]() ![]() Through Marshall’s research and storytelling, Ancient Skies brings the belief systems of the classical world to shining life. Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks 272. ![]() Illustrations and star charts carefully reconstructed from ancient sources lend a visual element and immerse the reader in the world of ancient cosmology and constellation mapping. These age- old tales have captured the human imagination from ancient times to the present, and through them we can examine the early practical astronomy, philosophical speculation on the cosmos, and fundamental moral beliefs of much of Western civilization. This non- fiction narrative presents the tales of the forty- eight classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years from Homer (c. ![]() From anywhere on Earth, a person may view the celestial panorama simply by stepping outside at night and gazing upward. ISBN 13: 9781682682111 Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks Marshall, David Weston 3.46 avg rating (102 ratings by Goodreads) Hardcover ISBN 10: 1682682110ISBN 13: 9781682682111 Publisher: Countryman Press, 2018 This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. Look to the sky and see the stories in the stars The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our distant ancestors. ![]()
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