Eridanus Constellation Meaning

Eridanus Constellation [Stellarium]

Constellation Eridanus, the River, is located south of the Taurus constellation, between Cetus and Orion. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. Eridanus spans over 90 degrees of the zodiac in the Signs of Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini.

Eridanus Constellation Stars

2000	2050	Star	Name	Sp. Class	Mag.	Orb
15♓18	16♓01	α Eri	Achernar	B3	0.45	2°40′
26♓16	26♓59	χ Eri		G5	3.69	1°40′
01♈00	01♈43	φ Eri		B8	3.56	1°40′
07♈56	08♈39	κ Eri		B5	4.24	1°20′
18♈47	19♈29	ι Eri		K0	4.11	1°20′
23♈16	23♈59	θ¹ Eri	Acamar	A4	2.88	2°00′
02♉07	02♉49	τ¹ Eri		F5	4.47	1°10′
02♉38	03♉21	τ² Eri	Angetenar	K0	4.76	1°00′
04♉32	05♉15	τ³ Eri		A4	4.08	1°20′
08♉45	09♉27	η Eri	Azha	K1	3.89	1°30′
10♉07	10♉49	τ⁴ Eri	Angetenar	M3	3.70	1°30′
10♉24	11♉06	ρ¹ Eri	Aludhi I	K0	5.75	1°00′
10♉34	11♉16	f Eri		B9	4.30	1°10′
10♉47	11♉29	ρ² Eri	Aludhi II	K0	5.32	1°00′
11♉13	11♉55	ρ³ Eri	Aludhi III	A8	5.26	1°00′
11♉46	12♉28	g Eri		G8	4.17	1°20′
13♉20	14♉32	ζ Eri	Zibal	A5	4.80	1°00′
17♉22	18♉04	τ⁶ Eri		F3	4.22	1°20′
18♉09	18♉52	ε Eri	Ran	K2	3.72	1°30′
20♉52	21♉34	δ Eri	Rana	K0	3.52	1°40′
22♉31	23♉13	υ⁴ Eri	Beemin I	B9	3.55	1°40′
23♉52	24♉35	γ Eri	Zaurak	M1	2.97	1°50′
24♉30	25♉12	υ³ Eri	Beemim II	K4	3.97	1°30′
29♉26	00♊09	ο¹ Eri	Beid	F2	4.04	1°20′
29♉30	00♊12	υ¹ Eri	Beemin III	K0	4.49	1°10′
29♉53	00♊36	υ² Eri	Theemin	G8	3.81	1°30′
00♊09	00♊51	ο² Eri	Keid	K1	4.43	1°10′
04♊26	05♊26	54 Eri		M3	4.32	1°10′
05♊16	05♊58	53 Eri	Sceptrum	K1	3.86	1°30′
06♊49	07♊31	ν Eri		B2	3.93	1°30′
11♊03	11♊45	ω Eri	Rabah al Nahr	A9	4.36	1°10′
13♊13	13♊55	ψ Eri	Kursi al Jauzah I	B3	4.80	1°00′
15♊13	15♊22	λ Eri	Kursi al Jauzah II	B2	4.25	1°20′
15♊17	15♊59	β Eri	Cursa	A3	2.78	2°00′

Eridanus Astrology

Robson

Legend. Eridanus represents the river Padus or Po into which Phæton fell when slain by Jupiter for having set the world on fire by misguiding the chariot of his father Phœbus.

Influence. According to Ptolemy all the stars with the exception of Achernar are like Saturn. Eridanus gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many changes, a position of authority, but danger of accidents especially at sea and of drowning. ^[1]

Noonan

Now called Eridanus (Eri), this constellation portends rain. Modern astrologers claim that the constellation gives a love of knowledge and science, but there is no support of this contention in classical astrology. Eridanus does, however, indicate events concerned with rivers and streams. ^[2]

Eridanus Constellation [Urania’s Mirror]

Allen

Eridanus, the River, is divided into the Northern and the Southern Stream; the former winding from the star Rigel of Orion to the paws of Cetus; the latter extending thence southwards, southeast, and finally southwest below the horizon of New York City, 2° beyond the lucida Achernar, near the junction of Phoenix, Tucana, Hydrus, and Horologium. Excepting Achernar, however, it has no star larger than a 3rd-magnitude, although it is the longest constellation in the sky, and Gould catalogues in it 293 naked-eye components.

Although the ancients popularly regarded it as of indefinite extent, in classical astronomy the further termination was at the star θ (Acamar) in 40° 47′ of south declination; but modern astronomers have carried it to about 60°.

There is much in the Euphratean records alluding to a stellar stream that may be our Eridanus, — possibly the Milky Way, another sky river…and its title has been derived from the Akkadian Aria-dan, the Strong River. George Smith thinks that the heavenly Eridanus may have been the Euphratean Erib-me‑gali. ^[3]

Eridanus Constellation [Bullinger]

Bullinger

It issues forth, in all the pictures, from the down-coming foot of Orion. While others see in it, from the ignorance of fabled story, only “the River Po,” or the “River Euphrates,” we see in it, from the meaning of its name, and from the significance of its positon, the river of the Judge.

In the Denderah Zodiac it is a river under the feet of Orion. It is named Peh-ta-t, which means the mouth of the river. It is an immense constellation. According to the Britannic catalogue, it consists of 84 stars; one of the 1st magnitude, one of the 2nd, eight of the 3rd, etc.

The brightest star, α (at the mouth of the river), bears the ancient name of Achernar, which is in, as its name means, the after part of the river. The next star, β (at the source of the river), is named Cursa, which means bent down. The next, γ (at the second bend in the river), is called Zourac (Arabic) flowing. Other stars are Pheat, mouth (of the river); and Ozha, the going forth. ^[4]