eridanus

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Pronunciation

/əˈrɪdənəs/

Definition of eridanus

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A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.
(Greek)A mythical river of northern Europe, rich in amber.

“When Cycnus, Phaeton’s lover/friend/relative/reports vary learned of his fate he wept so long and so loudly on the banks of the Eridanus that to ease his sorrow (and cease the sound) the gods turned him into a Mute swan and it is from this myth that the term ‘Swan Song’ originates.”

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Learned borrowing from Latin Ēridanus, from Ancient Greek Ἠρῐδᾰνός (Ērĭdănós).

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