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Stellae (the Stars)

the stars

also: stellae, astra, the stars, fixed stars, wandering stars

The stars considered as gods, which the Stoics counted in the number of the divinities on account of their constant and eternal courses. Cotta argues that constancy of motion is no proof of divinity.

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Mentioned in 16 works (42 mentions)

Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) phil · 6 mentions
On His Consulship phil · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 2.21 letter · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 2.25 letter · 1 mention
On the Commonwealth phil · 3 mentions
The Subdivisions of Oratory rhet · 1 mention
On the Laws phil · 1 mention
Academica phil · 1 mention
On the Ends of Good and Evil phil · 2 mentions
On the Nature of the Gods phil · 12 mentions
Timaeus (Latin translation) phil · 3 mentions
Tusculan Disputations phil · 2 mentions
On Divination phil · 5 mentions
On Fate phil · 1 mention
On Duties phil · 1 mention
Laelius, On Friendship phil · 1 mention

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