Dear, Eratosphere, I am putting a few finishing touches on a translation about mythical figures who were transformed into constellations.
I have been trying to decide which verb is more likely to be familiar to the "general reader".
1.) "Catasterize" is a technical term for this process;
2.)"stellify" is archaic in English and has "poetic" associations--it shows up in Chaucer and Spencer. Cast your votes--"catasterize" or "stellify"
P.S. I can only use "made X into a constellation" so often, it's wordy and "-ation" rhymes only rarely float my boat.
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