Eridanus
Sixth-largest constellation, which meanders from the celestial equator (see celestial sphere) deep into the southern hemisphere of the sky. Eridanus is represented as a river. Its brightest star is Achernar, a corruption of the Arabic for ‘the end of the river’.
Eridanus
| In Greek mythology, the river into which Phaethon fell when struck down by Zeus. |
| Originally placed beyond the limits of the Greek world, it was later, by both Greek and Roman authors, identified with the Padus (Po). |
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