Към историята на наименованията на зодиакалните знаци (Везни, Водолей)
The History of the Names of the Signs of the Zodiac (Libra, Aquarius)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present in a historical context the astronyms used for naming the two zodiacal signs Libra and Aquarius for which a great lexical variety due to different causes is noticeable. For the sign Libra the literal translation of the Greek name created the astronym Іарьмъ fully adopted by the Bulgarian men of letters who began to use also synonyms with the same meaning. In the case of Aquarius all the names, quite numerous, were subjected to one basic principle: indication of the connection with water and moisture. The illustrative material cited in the study bears witness to the diversity of the Bulgarian vocabulary of natural science in a historical aspect.

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