Astronomical references in Homer's Iliad. Something which shows how far and back it goes the knowledge of Ancient Greeks about the stars and their course in the sky.
"Achilles was shining like a star as he sped across the plain - like the star that comes in autumn, outshining all its fellows in the evening sky. They call it Orion's Dog, and though it is the brightest of all stars, it heralds no good, brining fever to wretched mortals."
Homer ILIAD
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