catasterismus

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek καταστερισμός (katasterismós, “star legend”), from καταστερίζω (katasterízō, “to place among the stars”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”). === Noun === catasterismus (uncountable) (Greek mythology) The state of being transformed into a star, constellation, comet or other celestial object. ... the absence of Phaethon's catasterismus in the Metamorphoses. ==== Related terms ==== catasterize catasterism