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 386
ns stormy character, says Allen, ap-peared in early Hindu, and perhaps even in earlier Euphra-tean days, and is seen everywhere among classical writers,with allusions to its direful influence. Polybios, the Greek historian of the second centurybefore Christ, attributed the loss of the Roman… … Photo by Anderson DianaCapitoline Museum, Rome Orion, the Giant Hunter 281 When with fierce winds Orion arrivedHath vexed the Red Sea coast. Hesiod also lays it down that the rising of Orion is theseason for threshing: Forget not when Orion first appears To make your servants thresh the sacred…
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