Re: Sagittarius and crossbow

["Rafal T. Prinke" <rafalp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rene Zandbergen wrote:

> From my limited experience it seems quite rare indeed.
> I know one example, in an image I happen to have at my
> web site. There are two crossbows in:
> http://www.voynich.nu/leo.gif
> These should be interpreted as two stars belonging to
> the constellation of Sagittarius which either rise, set
> or culminate while this degree of the sign of Leo rises
> (the principle of 'paranatellonta').

This is interesting - even though rather far from 
depicting the sign of the Zodiac as a man with a crossbow.
But there seems to be some connection if the interpretation
is correct. It is, however, impossible for a star in 
Sagittarius to either rise or culminate when Leo is 
rising - at least in the plane of the ecliptic (but I must 
admit I do not know what "paranatellonta" are and thus
may be wrong).

> There is 'something odd' with many of the zodiac
> emblems, e.g. having two lobsters with a line connecting
> their mouths, for Cancer.

There is a Persian Zodiac from c. 1560 showing two scorpions
for Scorpio in quite a similar way (in Warren Kenton's
_Astrology_).

Best regards,

Rafal