Horse. A very bright star terminates both the
belly of the Horse and the head of Andromeda. Andromeda's right hand
rests above the likeness of Cassiopea, and her left above the Northern
Fish. The Waterman's head is above that of the Horse. The Horse's hoofs
lie close to the Waterman's knees. Cassiopea is set apart in the midst.
High above the He-Goat are the Eagle and the Dolphin, and near them is
the Arrow. Farther on is the Bird, whose right wing grazes the head and
sceptre of Cepheus, with its left resting over Cassiopea. Under the tail
of the Bird lie the feet of the Horse.

4. Above the Archer, Scorpion, and Balance, is the Serpent, reaching to
the Crown with the end of its snout. Next, the Serpent-holder grasps the
Serpent about the middle in his hands, and with his left foot treads
squarely on the foreparts of the Scorpion. A little way from the head of
the Serpent-holder is the head of the so-called Kneeler. Their heads are
the more readily to be distinguished as the stars which compose them are
by no means dim.

5. The foot of the Kneeler rests on the temple of that Serpent which is
entwined between the She-Bears (called Septentriones). The little
Dolphin moves in front of the Horse. Opposite the bill of the Bird is
the Lyre. The Crown is arranged between the shoulders of the Warden and
the Kneeler. In the northern circle are the two She-Bears with their
shoulder-blades confronting and their breasts turned away from one
another. The Greeks call the Lesser Bear [Greek: kynosoura], and the
Greater [Greek: elike]. Their heads face different ways, and their tails
are shaped so that each is in front of the head of the other Bear; for
the tails of both stick up over them.

6. The Serpent is said to lie stretched out between their tails, and in
it there is a star, called Polus, shining near the head of the Greater
Bear. At the nearest point, the Serpent winds its head round, but is
also flung in a fold round the head of the Lesser Bear, and stretches
out close to her feet. Here it twists back, making another fold, and,
lifting itself up, bends its snout and right temple from the head of the
Lesser Bear round towards the Greater. Above the tail of the Lesser Bear
are the feet of Cepheus, and at this point, at the very top, are stars
forming an equilateral triangle. There are a good many stars common to
the Lesser Bear and to Cepheus.

I have now mentioned the constellations which are arranged in the heaven
to the