Bullinger, E. W. (Ethelbert William), 1837-1913 · London : Eyre & Spottiswoode · leaf 232
the Bee-hive. But its ancient name has come down to us asPraesepe, which means a multitude, offspring. The brightest star, £ (in the tail), is calledTegmine, holding. The star a (or a1 and a2), in thelower large claw, is called Acubene, which, in Hebrewand Arabic, means the sheltering or… … CANCER. ■ 149 of some antiquity. Asellus means an Ass, and onewas called Asellus Boreas, thz northern Ass; while theother, Asellus Australis, is the southern Ass, The sign was afterwards known by the symbol in,which stands for these two asses.* This connects it with the Tribe of Issachar, whois…
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