APOTELESMATICA 2. (1) 14–140: SOURCES AND MODELS*

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not take up much of the Dog, only the space the Dog occupies with its
feet. On it are the Argo and the Centaur’s great back, on it is the Scorpion’s
sting, on it the bow of the brilliant Archer.
Pseudo-Manetho agrees with Aratus in that he omits the Beast,
included by Eudoxus (fr. 73,13) in his description of the stars of
the tropic, a passage criticised by Hipparchus, as the Beast is
south of the tropic: poll“ går noti≈terÒn §sti tÚ Yhr¤on toË
xeimerinoË tropikoË, Hipp. 1.10,17. The Waterpourer’s knees are
mentioned only by Germanicus 486 who possibly describes a figure
on the globe of the Atlas Farnese or a sketch similar to it. 30
Pseudo-Manetho is also very probably inspired by an analogous
figure. Similar observations can be made about the description of
the stars of Argo. The author agrees with Eudoxus who speaks of
ka‹ t∞w ÉArgoËw ≤ prÊmna ka‹ ı flstÒw (fr. 73,12), with his poetically
elaborated image, ll. 97–8 ±d¢ ka‹ ÉArgoËw / pontopÒrou . . . êkra
kÒrumba. 31 As probably happens with the janyØn tÉ aÈxen¤hn
xa¤thn xaropo›o L°ontow and the description of the Bird,
Ophiouchus and the Twins in the tropic of Cancer, this vivid
image presumably indicates an artistic representation of the ship
on a globe the author has in front of him. The River, included by
Eudoxus (fr. 73,4) and not commented upon by Hipparchus, is
omitted both by Aratus and Pseudo-Manetho. Pseudo-Manetho,
however, like Eudoxus and Aratus, includes the Scorpion’s sting
in the stars of the tropic, a choice with which Hipparchus
(1.10,16) disagrees. 32
30) See le Bœuffle (1975) 31 n. 2.
31) This precision is also found in Germanicus 489 sacrae speciosa aplustria
Puppis, Hyginus 4.4 navis ipsius puppim, Planudes (b l. 5 f.) e‰ta dÉ ékrostÒliÒn te
ka‹ flst¤on ÉArgÒow êkron / sx¤zei. The depiction of Argo on the globe Farnese is impressive
indeed and probably gives us a characteristic example of the ship’s artistic
representations on globes; Germanicus’ expression further reinforces the assumption
that he did have a globe in front of him, probably a similar one to the globe
Farnese. Cf. the analogous implications of Manilius’ elaborated expression about
the Horse (1.4,348) and other constellations, see Thiele 47. Planudes and the globe
of Ptolemy include in the tropic of Capricorn the Capricorn, the middle of the
Waterpourer, the tail of the sea-Monster, the front foot of the Hare, the middle of
the Dog, the stem-post ornaments and the extremity of the sail of Argo, a part of
Corax, the edge of Hydra’s tail, Antaris, a star of Scorpio, the Archer’s head.
32) Cf. Kidd on Arat. 501–510 and 505. In general the description of the constellations
of this tropic here is not far from their depiction on the globe Farnese,
with the exception of the description of the parts of Argo, as on the globe Farnese