Hippeastrum and astronomy
penstemon (Sat, 13 May 2017 22:30:14 PDT)
No, it's said to be from hippeus 'horseman', not hippos 'horse'. On the
other hand, there is a word hippeios 'pertaining to horses'. I still
want the name of that star -- or was William Herbert thinking of a
constellation? My author admits nobody knows what Herbert was thinking of.
Sometimes people aren’t thinking of anything when they write (or speak).
The constellation which is at least part horse is Centaurus. The connection to astronomy, however, seems unbelievably far-fetched.
Check this out, seems to make more sense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
Bob Nold
Denver, Colorado, USA
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