Eridanus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Eridanus
from Greek Eridanos river in Italy (sometimes identified with the Po) into which, according to legend, Phaëthon fell
Example Sentences
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The two planets were discovered orbiting a star obliquely named LP 890-9, which is in the constellation Eridanus, about 105 lightyears from where you're reading this.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2022
In 1960, the astronomer Frank Drake periodically pointed an 85-foot radio telescope at two nearby Sun-like stars, Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridanus, hoping to tune in to any transmissions.
From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2015
There they were turned into poplar trees, on the bank of the Eridanus,
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The mysterious river Eridanus, which no mortal eyes have ever seen, received him and put out the flames and cooled the body.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The Greeks, who clothed it with fable, and drowned Phaeton in its stream, called it Eridanus.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
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