Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 174
h the cave of the rising (of the sun), and its noc-turnal sign Capricornus, the solar goat, a reduplication ofthe solar ram, represented the sun rising from the greatdeep of the under world, as Shakespeare puts it: from theblind cave of eternal night, and hence a demi-fish. The Romans considered… … O 3 a, 3 V- Capricornus, the Sea Goat 117 coins of his period, and Smyth tells us that it was thevery pet of all the constellations with astrologers. The Arabians also considered Capricornus with greatfavour, and called it Al-Jady, meaning the goat. Burritt states that Capricornus is identical with…
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