Ēridanos (English spelling)

Japanese: Ēridanos(英語表記)Eridanos
Ēridanos (English spelling)

…A long, narrow constellation that lies to the southwest of Orion. Eridanos is the name of a Greek river god, but it is likened to the great rivers nearby: the Nile in Egypt, the Euphrates in Babylonia, and the Po in Rome. Alpha Achernar is at the southern end of this constellation, but it cannot be seen from the main island of Japan, meaning the end of the river. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ēridanos" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オリオン座の南西に連なる細長い星座。エリダノスĒridanosはギリシアの川の神の名であるが,エジプトではナイル川,バビロニアではユーフラテス川,ローマではポー川と,身近にある大河になぞらえている。α星アケルナルはこの星座の南端にあるが,川の果てという意味で,日本の本州からは見えない。…

※「Ēridanos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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