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78 5 Symbolism on Egyptian Zodiacs and New Complete Decoding
Figure 5.6: Representations of Cancer on different Egyptian
zodiacs and in the European astronomy.
is always small for females and much bigger for males. We will
discuss later more details and present a proof for this claim.
5.1.4 Cancer
The constellation of Cancer follows Gemini on the ecliptic.
On Figure 5.6 we show Cancer on the Egyptian zodiacs and
compare it again with the Dürer’s picture.
Let us notice that the position of Cancer on the Round
Denderah zodiac is not aligned with the other constellations
— it sticks out of the “zodiacal circle” (see Figures 5.7 and
5.8).
At the first glance one can think that Egyptian artist
didn’t plan well the arrangement of the zodiacal constellations,
and since there was not enough space left for the symbol
of Cancer he was forced to move Cancer aside. For example,
N.A. Morozov and other investigators of Egyptian zodiacs believed
that this was indeed a reason for Cancer’s displaced position
on the Denderah zodiac. Accepting such an explanation
would imply that the astronomical accuracy of an Egyptian
zodiac could possibly be distorted by Egyptain artists who
created the design of the zodiac. But, we claim that this is
not the case. For example, if we look at the position of Cancer
on the Long Denderah zodiac, then it is also displaced but
here it clear that it was done intentionally (see Figure 5.9). In
Figure 5.7: Position of Cancer on the Round Denderah zodiac.
All non-constellation symbols were removed from the zodiac
for better clarity
Figure 5.8: Position of Cancer on the Round Denderah zodiac.