Charioteer
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A group of stars in the northern sky that looks like a chariot driver
- noun
- /ˌkɛrɪəˈtɪr/
:
Auriga
- One of its celebrated exhibits is the Bronze Charioteer, which commemorates the victory of the Pythian Games in the 4th century BC.
Examples
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Taurus the Bull and Auriga the Charioteer lead the way, standing high in the east by 9 p.m.
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From mid-northern latitudes, Auriga, the Charioteer, can be found straight overhead on February evenings.
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No matter the proximity or the angle, like the Charioteer at Delphi, those eyes would always be upon me.
Fiction book (1990) -
High above the Pleiades and passing overhead is Auriga, the Charioteer.
Synonyms
Auriga
vsCharioteer
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A group of stars in the northern sky near Orion and Ursa Major
is the alternate traditional name for the same constellation
Surface Forms
Charioteer singular
Charioteers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Charioteer comes from chariot, a light horse-drawn cart, plus the ending -eer, which names 'a person'. The constellation was also called Auriga, which means 'chariot driver' in Latin, so the star group is pictured as a driver of a chariot in the sky.