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114 5 Symbolism on Egyptian Zodiacs and New Complete Decoding
is the only decan with a crescent on her head, which can be
recognized as the symbol of Moon in this partial horoscope.
To conclude this section, let us remark that there could be
possibly another variant of decoding this partial horoscope.
On Figure 5.59, we have recognized the face of the second girldecan
as lioness, and consequently we deciphered this partial
horoscope as: the Sun, Venus and Moon in Virgo. However,
the drawing of the Long zodiac is not very precise and this
face could also be recognized by someone as a bull-face. In
this case the decoding of the partial horoscope of the autumn
equinox would be completely different. On many Egyptian zodiacs,
including Denderah zodiacs, the bull-head with a crescent
symbolizes Saturn (see Figure 5.28), so in this case it
would be the symbol of Saturn (instead of Venus and Moon).
Venus, which is usually present in the partial horoscopes because
it is never too far from the Sun, still could be recognized
here as the lioness head of the bird representing the
Sun. In principle, this decoding is also good, however, it is
not possible, because it contradicts the location of Saturn in
the main horoscope. As the matter of fact, the motion of Saturn
is so slow that during the whole year it usually resides
in one constellation only. But Saturn in the main horoscope
is in between Aquarius and Capricorn, which is much too far
for it to be in Virgo within one year. Consequently, it makes
no sense to even consider such a variant, because no solution
could ever be found for it.
5.5.2 Second Example: Partial Horoscope of
Winter Solstice on the Round zodiac
On Figure 5.60 we show a fragment of the Round Denderah
zodiac around the symbol of Sagittarius.
Let us recall that on the Egyptian zodiacs, Sagittarius is
the location for the partial horoscope of the winter solstice.
Here, similarly as it is on other Egyptian zodiacs, the figure of
Sagittarius has incorporated additional symbols of Mercury
and Venus. They are shown by a two-faced head of Sagittarius.
One face is human (Mercury) but another one is of
a lioness (Venus). These is the standard Egyptian symbol of
Sagittarius with a minimal partial horoscope incorporated in
it. We will discuss this symbol in more details in Section 5.8.
Notice that one half of the horse-tail of Sagittarius is standing
up and on its top there is a goose, which on Egyptian zodiacs
is associated with Mars. That means, Mars is present in this
partial horoscope.
The presence of additional attributes incorporated into
the figure of Sagittarius is indicated by a special Egyptian
pull-out symbol, which is here a small boat under the front
legs of Sagittarius. We will explain later in more detail, why
the symbol of a boat or any other symbol, placed right under
the feet of a figure, means that this figure was pulled-out (in
time or in space) from its proper place. On the Egyptian
zodiacs of the round type, where the symbols are arranged
one under another, in order to avoid confusion only boats
were used as pull-out symbols. In particular, if a pull-out
Figure 5.60: Surrounding of the Sagittarius constellation with
the partial horoscope of the winter solstice on the Round Denderah
zodiac.
symbol is an attribute of a planet, it means that this planetary
symbol doesn’t belong to the main horoscope. In the case of
Sagittarius, the boat indicates that there is something here
not belonging to the main horoscope.
Notice other figures located right above the Sagittarius
symbol. One of these figures holds a planetary walking stick
but it is does not belong to the main horoscope, because it
is placed on a boat — a pull-out symbol. Two other figures
do not have walking sticks — one of them holds a mace and
another a whip, so they are not related to the main horoscope
either. All these symbols are located in a proximity of
Sagittarius, which means that they are related to the partial
horoscope of winter solstice. The planetary symbols of this
partial horoscope are:
1. A man with a mace in his hand denoting a male planet,
i.e. it could be any planet except Venus.
2. A figure sitting in a chair on a boat with a big circle on its
head holding a planetary walking stick. On the Egyptian
zodiacs, the circle placed over a head always denotes the
Sun, so this figure could symbolize either the Sun or a
planet close to it. In the first case, the circle should be
looked at as an integral part of the figure representing the
Sun, and in the second case, it indicates that a certain
planet represented by this figure was near the Sun. In our
calculations the both variants were considered. It is not
possible to be sure about the gender of this figure because
it is in a sitting position (so we are not able to judge the
size of its step) and the quality of the image is poor.
3 A small figure sitting on a chair with an animal under its
feet. On the drawing shown on the left side in Figure 5.60,
this animal looks like a dog but on the actual photograph,
shown on the right, it resembles a lioness or a leopard. If
it was a lioness, then it sands for Venus. But, the picture
is unclear, so all the possible variants had to be taken into
account.