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Stars in the Fasti : Ideler (1825) and Ovid's Astronomy Revisited
- American Journal of Philology
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 125, Number 1 (Whole Number 497), Spring 2004
- pp. 91-133
- 10.1353/ajp.2004.0003
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Using astronomy software, this article provides a systematic re-examination of the astronomical references in Ovid's Fasti and reviews the previous authority on the question, Ideler (1825). The review finds that most (three out of four) of the more than fifty astronomical references in the poem are accurate and reflects on the negative reception of Ovid's handling of astronomy in light of these findings.