Aglaonice Predicts Lunar Eclipses

In the Thessaly region of Ancient Greece, a female astronomer named Aglaonice earned a reputation as a sorceress who could “draw down the moon.” She and her circle probably timed lunar eclipses with studied precision, letting the moon’s darkening sell the illusion of magic. The feat cemented her fame as the leader of a Thessalian coven.

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