From Lunar Nodes to Eclipse Dragons: The "Fundaments of the Chaldean Art" (CCAG V/2, 131-40) and the Reception of Arabo-Persian Astrology in Byzantium (original) (raw)

This study examines the astrological interpretations of lunar and solar eclipses in Byzantine society, particularly through the work of Nikephoros Gregoras. It highlights the influence of Arabic and Persian astrological texts on Byzantine thought during the Palaiologan period, addressing Gregoras's concerns regarding these "Oriental" sciences. The concept of the "eclipse dragon" is analyzed as a significant astrological idea that emerged from the interaction between Byzantine and Islamic astrological traditions.