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| Image title: | Aries |
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| Source: | Hone, William: “Hone’s Everyday Book” (1826) |
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| Keywords: | zodiac, astrology, months, aries, animals, sheep, march, april, greyscale |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested |
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Aries comes under the entry for the 20th of March: “Aries, or the ram, as a zodiacal sign, is said to have been derived by the Greeks from the golden fleece brought from Colchis by Jason, about 1263 years before Christ; but as it is a hieroglyphic on Egyptian monuments, it is of higher antiquity, and symbolizes that season when sheep yean [give birth to] their lambs. The people of Thebes slew a ram in honour of Jupiter Ammon, eho personifies the sun in Aries, and is represented by ancient sculpture and coins with the horns of a ram on his head. The Hebrews at this season sacrifice a lamb, to commemmorate their deliverance from Egypt. Aries, or the ram, was the ensign of Gad, one of their leaders.” (p. 375) I should mention that the book seems only to have woodcut engravings for a few of the signs of the zodiac, unfortunately: |
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