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Definition of Eridanus
1. Noun. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus.
Definition of Eridanus
1. n. A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar.
Definition of Eridanus
1. Proper noun. (constellation) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Eridanus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eridanus
Literary usage of Eridanus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Table-talk by Charles MacFarlane, James Robinson Planché (1836)
"It is clear, however, that in Virgil's time no mystery could hang over the Po ;
and therefore, in giving it the name of eridanus, he was merely indulging ..."
2. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856)
"The name of the eridanus appears in the earliest Greek authorities inseparably
connected with the well-known fable of the sisters of Phaethon, and the trees ..."
3. Celestial objects for common telescopes by Thomas William Webb (1859)
"eridanus. An asterism winding down to S. horizon, its lucida being out of sight
in our latitudes. Double Stars. 32—inh 47m S 3° 22'—5, 7—6-8"—topaz yellow, ..."
4. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature by John Addington Symonds (1881)
"... Poetry—The Neapolitan Genius—Baiae and eridanus—Eclogues—The Play of
Cefalo —Castiglione's Tirsi—Rustic ..."
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