The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈντάρης“rival to Ares”
- Latin · borrowed fromAntares
- English todayAntares
Borrowed from Latin Antares, from Ancient Greek Ἀντάρης (Antárēs, “rival to Ares”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antares
Today it means: Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish. Full definition →
Latin Antares ← Ancient Greek Ἀντάρης