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Arctus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Arctus (Ancient Greek: Ἄρκτον, romanizedArktos, lit.'bear'[1]) may refer to the following:

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  1. ^ Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott, "ΑΡΚΤΟΣ", A Greek-English Lexicon, Perseus Digital Library.
  2. ^ Nonnus, 41.287
  3. ^ Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 186
  4. ^ Hyginus, De astronomia 2.1.1 & 2.1.2 with Hesiod and Amphis as the authorities, respectively, 2.2.2 & 2.4.1; Nicander, Alexipharmaca 1; Statius, Thebaid 3.679 & 8.395; Tzetzes, Chiliades 8.754; Eusebius, Praeparatio evangelica 11.7.7
  5. ^ Hyginus, De astronomia 2.1.2 with Amphis as the source, 2.2.2 & 2.4.1; Eusebius, Praeparatio evangelica 11.7.7