XXIV.
UIRGO infra pedes Bootis collocata, capite posteriorem partem Leonis, dextra manu circulum aequinoctialem tangit; at inferiorem corporis partem supra Coruum et Hydrae caudam habere perspicitur, occidens capite prius quam ceteris membris. huius in capite est stella obscura I, utrisque humeris singulae, in utrisque pennis binae, quarum una quae est in dextra penna ad humerum defixa, προτρυγητήρ uocatur. praeterea habet in utrisque manibus singulas stellas; quarum una, quae latine uindemiator uel uindemitor appellatur. est in dextra manu maior et clarior, cum spicis conspicitur. in ueste autem habet passim dispositas stellas X et in utrisque pedibus singulas. ita est omnino stellarum XVIIII.
XXIV. The Virgin
The Virgin, set beneath the feet of Bootes (Arctophylax), with her head toward the hind part of the Lion, touches the equinoctial circle with her right hand; the lower part of her body is seen to be above the Raven and the tail of the Hydra, setting head first before the rest of her limbs. In her head is 1 dim star, in each shoulder 1, in each wing 2, of which the one in the right wing, fixed at the shoulder, is called προτρυγητήρ. Besides, she has in each hand a star; of which one, which in Latin is called uindemiator or uindemitor, is larger and brighter, in the right hand, where she is seen with the ears of corn. In her garment she has 10 stars scattered, and in each foot 1. Thus there are 19 stars in all.
XXV. SCORPIUS.
Huius prior pars quae Chelae dicuntur, ita premuntur ab aequinoctiali circulo, ut eum sustinere uideantur. ipse autem pedibus Ophiuchi, de quo superius diximus, subditus, extrema cauda circulum hiemalem contingere uidetur; neque longe est ab eo signo, quod pro hostia Centaurus ferre perspicitur. occidit inclinato corpore, exoritur autem erectus a Chelis. hic habet stellas in his, quae Chelae dicuntur, in unaquaque earum binas, e quibus primae sunt clariores; praeterea habet in fronte stellas III quarum media est clarissima, in interscapilio III, in uentre II, in cauda V, in acumine ipso, quo percutere existimatur, II. ita est omnino stellarum XVIIII.
XXV. The Scorpion
Its front part, which is called the Claws (Chelae), is so pressed by the equinoctial circle that they seem to hold it up. It itself, lying beneath the feet of Ophiuchus, of whom we spoke above, seems to touch the winter circle with the end of its tail; and it is not far from that sign which is seen to carry the victim, the Centaur. It sets with its body inclined, and rises upright from the Claws. It has stars in those parts which are called the Claws, 2 in each of them, of which the first are brighter; besides it has in the forehead 3, of which the middle is the brightest, between the shoulder-blades 3, in the belly 2, in the tail 5, at the very sting, with which it is thought to strike, 2. Thus there are 19 stars in all.
XXVI.
SAGITTARIUS autem spectans ad occasum Centauri corpore figuratur, uelut mittere incipiens sagittam, a pedibus usque ad humeros in hiemali circulo collocatus, ita ut caput solum eius extra eum circulum, quem supra diximus, apparere uideatur; cuius arcus lacteo circulo medius diuiditur. ante pedes huius est quaedam corona stellis effecta, de qua superius diximus. hic praeceps occidit, exoritur directus. habet autem in capite stellas II, in arcu II, in sagitta I, in dextro cubito I, in manu priore I, in uentre I, in interscapilio II, in cauda I, in priore genu I, in pede I, in inferiore genu I, in poplite I. omnino XV. corona autem Centauri est stellarum VII.
XXVI. The Archer
The Archer, facing the setting, is figured with the body of a Centaur, as if beginning to shoot an arrow, placed from the feet to the shoulders in the winter circle, so that his head alone appears to be outside the circle of which we spoke above; his bow is divided in the middle by the Milky circle. Before his feet is a certain crown made of stars, of which we spoke above. He sets headlong, rises upright. He has in the head 2 stars, in the bow 2, in the arrow 1, in the right elbow 1, in the fore hand 1, in the belly 1, between the shoulder-blades 2, in the tail 1, in the fore knee 1, in the foot 1, in the lower knee 1, in the ham 1. In all 15. The crown of the Centaur is of 7 stars.
XXVII.
CAPRICORNUS ad occasum spectans et totus in zodiaco circulo deformatus, cauda et toto corpore medius diuiditur ab hiemali circulo, suppositus Aquarii manu sinistrae. occidit praeceps, exoritur autem directus. sed habet in naso stellam I, infra ceruices I, in pectore II, in priore pede I, in priore eodem alteram, in interscapilio VII, in uentre V, in cauda II. omnino est stellarum XXIIII.
XXVII. Capricorn
Capricorn, facing the setting and formed wholly in the zodiac circle, is divided in the middle through its tail and whole body by the winter circle, set beneath the left hand of Aquarius. It sets headlong, and rises upright. It has in the nose 1 star, below the neck 1, in the breast 2, in the fore foot 1, in the same another, between the shoulder-blades 7, in the belly 5, in the tail 2. In all there are 24 stars.
XXVIII.
AQUARIUS pedes habet in hiemali circulo defixos, manum autem sinistram usque ad Capricorni porrigens tergus, dextra iubam Pegasi prope coniungens, spectat ad ortum. qui cum ita sit figuratus, necesse est corpore eum prope resupinato uideri. effusio aquae peruenit ad eum Piscem, qui solitarius figuratur, de quo posterius dicemus. sed Aquarius et occidit et exoritur capite prius quam reliquis membris. hic habet in capite stellas II obscuras, in utrisque humeris singulas magnas, in sinistro cubito I grandem, in manu priore I, infra mammas singulas obscuras, in lumbo interiore I, in utrisque genibus singulas, in dextro crure I, in utrisque pedibus singulas. omnino XIIII. effusio aquae cum aquali ipsa stellarum est XXX, sed in his omnibus prima et nouissima clara uidetur.
XXVIII. Aquarius (the Water-bearer)
Aquarius has his feet fixed on the winter circle, his left hand stretching to the back of Capricorn, his right nearly joining the mane of Pegasus, and looks toward the rising. Being so figured, he must be seen with his body almost thrown back. The outpouring of water reaches that Fish which is figured alone, of whom we shall speak later. But Aquarius both sets and rises head first before the rest of his limbs. He has in the head 2 dim stars, in each shoulder 1 large, in the left elbow 1 great, in the fore hand 1, beneath the breasts 1 dim each, in the inner loin 1, in each knee 1, in the right shin 1, in each foot 1. In all 14. The outpouring of water together with the water-jar itself is of 30 stars, but in all these the first and the last appear bright.
XXIX. PISCES.
Horum alter notius, alter boreus appellatur, ideo quod unus eorum, qui boreus dicitur, inter aequinoctialem et aestiuum circulum sub Andromedae brachio collocatus et arcticum polum spectans constituitur; alter autem est in zodiaco circulo extremo sub scapulis Equi non longe ab aequinoctiali circulo collocatus, spectans ad occasum. hi pisces quibusdam stellis ut lineola ab Arietis pede primo coniunguntur. quorum inferior ante occidere et exoriri uidetur. habet autem stellas XVII et boreus omnino XII. coniunctio eorum habet ad aquilonem spectantes stellas III, ad alteram partem III, ad exortum III, in commissura III, omnino XII.
XXIX. The Fishes
Of these the one is called the southern (notius), the other the northern (boreus), because the one which is called boreus lies between the equinoctial and the summer circle beneath Andromeda's arm and is placed looking at the arctic pole; the other is in the outermost part of the zodiac circle beneath the shoulders of the Horse, not far from the equinoctial circle, looking toward the setting. These fishes are joined, by certain stars like a little line, from the first foot of the Ram. Of them the lower seems to set and to rise first. It has, however, 17 stars, and the northern one 12 in all [?]. The junction of them has 3 stars looking toward the north, 3 toward the other side, 3 toward the rising, in the join 3, in all 12.
horum coniunctionem, quae a pede Arietis primo notatur, Aratus graece σύνδεσμον ὑπουράνιον, Cicero nodum caelestem dicit; qui utrique uolunt significare eum nodum non solum Piscium, sed etiam totius sphaerae esse. quo enim loco circulus ab Arietis pede mesembrinos dicitur, qui meridiem significat, et quo loco is circulus mesembrinos coniungitur et transit aequinoctialem circulum, in ipsa coniunctione circulorum nodus Piscium significatur. quare eum non modo Piscium, sed etiam caelestium nodum uerum appellauerunt.
This junction, which is marked from the first foot of the Ram, Aratus calls in Greek σύνδεσμον ὑπουράνιον, and Cicero the celestial knot; both mean to signify that the knot is not only of the Fishes but of the whole sphere. For at the place where the circle from the foot of the Ram is called mesembrinos, which signifies midday, and at the place where that circle mesembrinos joins and crosses the equinoctial circle, at the very junction of circles the knot of the Fishes is signified. So they have called it not only the knot of the Fishes but truly the celestial knot.
XXX.
PISTRIX a cauda media diuiditur ab hiemali circulo, spectans ad exortum, rostro prope posteriorem Arietis pedem iungens. huius priorem partem corporis, quae spectat ad exortum, prope alluere flumen uidetur. haec occidit exorto Cancro et Leone, exoritur autem cum Tauro et Geminis. sed habet in extrema cauda II obscuras, ab eo loco usque ad reliqui corporis curuaturam V, sub uentre VI, omnino XIII.
XXX. The Whale (Pistrix)
The Sea-monster (Pistrix) is divided from the middle of its tail by the winter circle, looking toward the rising, joining with its muzzle almost the hind foot of the Ram. Its front part of the body, which looks toward the rising, seems almost to be washed by the river. It sets when the Crab and the Lion have risen, and rises with the Bull and the Twins. It has in the end of the tail 2 dim stars, from that place to the curve of the rest of the body 5, under the belly 6; in all 13.
XXXI.
ERIDANUS a sinistro pede profectus Orionis et perueniens usque ad Pistricem rursus diffunditur ad Leporis pedes et protinus ad antarcticum circulum tendit. huius figurationem hiemalis circulus diuidit ab eo loco, quo prope coniungitur Ceto. hic Scorpione et Sagittario exorto occidere, exoriri autem cum Geminis et Cancro uidetur. habet autem stellas in prima curuatura III, in secunda III, item in tertia usque ad nouissima VII. omnino est stellarum XIII.
XXXI. Eridanus
Eridanus, setting out from the left foot of Orion and reaching as far as Pistrix, again spreads out toward the feet of the Hare and goes straight on to the antarctic circle. The winter circle divides its figure from the place where it nearly joins the Whale. It is seen to set when the Scorpion and the Archer have risen, and to rise with the Twins and the Crab. It has stars in the first curve 3, in the second 3, likewise in the third as far as the last 7. In all there are 13 stars.
XXXII.
LEPUS autem infra sinistrum pedem Orionis per hiemalem circulum fugiens et ab eo inferiore parte corporis diuisus, occidit Sagittario exorto, oritur cum Leone. habet autem stellas in utrisque auribus singulas, in corpore passim dispositas II, in pedibus prioribus singulas. ita sunt omnino VI.
XXXII. The Hare
The Hare, beneath the left foot of Orion, fleeing through the winter circle and divided by it from the lower part of its body, sets when the Archer has risen, and rises with the Lion. It has stars in each ear 1, on the body, scattered, 2, in the front feet 1 each. So there are 6 in all.
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