constellation is the bright star Arcturus. The constellation itself is frequently designated by the name of the star.
8. Auriga. Erecthonius. A naked figure. He bears a goat on his left[1] shoulder, and reins in his right hand. On or near the goat is the star Capella, and below it two small stars, Hædi, the Kids, which were considered inauspicious stars to sailors.
9. Cepheus. A naked figure wearing a crown, and a belt (Ζώνη) round his loins.
10. Cassiopeia. A naked female figure sitting on a throne or in a chair; with arms extended in the attitude of beating her breast.
11. Andromeda. A female figure with a wreath on her head, and with robes (Ζώματα), a chain on her wrists passing round her back. On her head Alpherat: on her loins Mirach: on her foot Almack.
12. Pegasus. The forepart of a winged horse.
13. Deltoton. An isosceles triangle.
14. Perseus. A naked winged warrior, bearing in his right hand a drawn sword, and in his left hand a human head.
- ↑ The north side of a figure is called the right, and the south the left. Thus Apollo directs Phaeton:It must be remembered, that the right side of a figure depicted on a convex globe becomes the left, when seen from the center; and vice versa."Neu te dexterior tortum declinet in anguem,
Neve sinisterior pressum rota ducat ad aram,"
