Home›Sources›Star TalesSourcesStar TalesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Star Tales." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/star-tales.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Star Tales. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/star-talesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-star-tales, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Star Tales}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/star-tales}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXIan Ridpath's Star Tales was revised and expanded in 2018, thirty years after its first edition, and the full text remains freely checkable online at the author's own site rather than only in a print edition a reader must locate separately, a real transparency measure this atlas notes directly. It covers the mythology and history of all eighty eight modern constellations plus obsolete historical figures, compiled from primary classical and historical sources for each one rather than from a single unifying theory. This record has not independently traced a documented history of scholarly disagreement with any specific constellation's traditional story as Ridpath presents it. Use it for a constellation's traditional mythology and naming history; it is not a source for the modern scientific boundaries, which needs the International Astronomical Union's own adopted boundary document.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (86 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Ian Ridpath's reference work giving the mythology and history of all eighty-eight modern constellations plus obsolete figures, revised and expanded in 2018; a maintained popular reference rather than a scholarly critical history.NotesWell-attestedPer-constellation mythology and history of all 88 modern constellations plus obsolete figures; revised and expanded edition 2018; full text online at ianridpath.com/startales.CitationAuthorWell-attestedIan RidpathPublisherWell-attestedLutterworth PressPublication YearWell-attested1988URLWell-attestedhttp://www.ianridpath.com/startales/Source TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (86 claims)This source backs 86 claims across the atlas. As facts: 45 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 36 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicConstellations, 41 claims: 5 holds, 36 general references.Articles, 37 claims: 37 well-attested.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Well-attested45ArticlesA Cross Borrowed From a CentaurAndromeda, the Chained PrincessAquila, the EagleAra, the AltarArgo, the Great Ship Since DividedAuriga, the CharioteerBootes, the Herdsman and ArcturusCanis Major, the Great Dog and SiriusCanis Minor, the Lesser DogCassiopeia, the Queen on Her ThroneCentaurus, the Centaur of the Southern SkyCepheus, the KingCetus, the Sea-MonsterCorona Australis, the Southern CrownCorona Borealis, the Northern CrownCorvus, the CrowCrater, the CupCygnus, the Swan and the Northern CrossDelphinus, the DolphinDraco, the Dragon Coiled Round the PoleEquuleus, the Little HorseEridanus, the Celestial RiverHercules, the Kneeling HeroHydra, the Water SnakeLepus, the Hare Beneath OrionLupus, the Wild BeastLyra, the Lyre and VegaOrion, the Hunter of the Winter SkyPegasus, the Winged HorsePerseus, the Hero of the RescuePiscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish and FomalhautSagitta, the ArrowSerpens, the Serpent Held by the Serpent-BearerSouthern Skies and Southern QuartersTriangulum, the Small TriangleUrsa Major, the Great Bear and the PloughUrsa Minor, the Little Bear and the Pole StarSourcesStar TalesHolds5ConstellationsAndromedaCepheusHeavenly WatersPerseusGeneral References36ConstellationsAndromedaAquilaAraArgoAurigaBootesCanis MajorCanis MinorCassiopeiaCentaurusCepheusCetusCorona AustralisCorona BorealisCorvusCraterCygnusDelphinusDracoEquuleusEridanusHeavenly WatersHerculesHydraLepusLupusLyraOrionPegasusPerseusPisces AustralisSagittaSerpensTriangulumUrsa MajorUrsa MinorComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year