Serpens en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɚpənz/
Etymology
From Latin serpēns (“a snake”). Doublet of serpent.
Meanings
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A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius.
Here, Serpens, the serpent, is seen struggling vainly in the powerful grasp of the man who is named O-phi-u-chus. In Latin he is called Serpentarius.
1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 56:
Deriveds
Translations (20)
ga an Phéist (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · fr Serpent (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · pl Wąż (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · pt Serpente (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · ms Ular Besar (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · grc Ὄφις (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · ca Serpent (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · eo Serpento (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · ar الْحَيَّة (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · is Höggormurinn (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · ko 뱀자리 (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · kk Жылан (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · da Slangen (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · cmn 巨蛇座 (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · es Serpens (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · de Schlange (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · fi Käärme (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · ru Змея́ (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · la Serpens (large summer constellation of the northern sky) · el Όφις (large summer constellation of the northern sky)