ARATUS
\ˈaɹatəs], \ˈaɹatəs], \ˈa_ɹ_a_t_ə_s]\
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A Greek poet and astronomer; born at Soli, Cilicia, flourishing about 290-260 B. C. His chief work was an astronomical poem entitled "Phaenomena" (Aspects of the Heavens), in 1,154 verses; the plan being in imitation of Hesiod, while the style is borrowed from Homer. Greatly admired in antiquity, it was translated into Latin by Cicero and others. He was a friend of the poets Theocritus and Callimachus.
By Charles Dudley Warner
