Boötes
/boʊˈoʊtiːz/ name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.
"when my name and honor ſhall be ſpread, As far as Boreas claps his braſen wings, Or faire Botëes ſends his cheerefull light."
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More examples"when my name and honor ſhall be ſpread, As far as Boreas claps his braſen wings, Or faire Botëes ſends his cheerefull light."
Etymology
From Latin Boōtēs, the constellation, from Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boṓtēs).