SEYFFARTH PLANETARY CONFIG. ON CYPRIAN ANTIQ^. 4O3 



We come now to the solution of another essential question, 

 namely, the following : 



2. What Planets were signified by the other Figures? 



Every one notices that eight Muses in ^, X^ T, «» n> and qz, 

 are distinguished by certain insignia, the meanings of which are 

 determined by the ancients themselves. 



First, the tripod of Apollo explains itself; for Apollo is the 

 well known sun-god. The imposed horns of a cow point to the 

 moon, because the cow, like the cow of lo (lop, the moon), was 

 the emblem of the moon (Astron. ^g. p. 153). The cipher nine 

 indicates that the longitude of the sun was nine signs, and, since 

 the latter commenced always with the vernal equinox, it is ap- 

 parent that the Cyprian planetary configuration was, as usual, 

 observed on the day of the winter solstice (x 0°). Thus the con- 

 secution of the zodiacal signs is fixed ; their order was that exhib- 

 ited on cut (p. 397). 



Next to the tripod, the house of 2/, we notice in T a woman 

 bearing the crescent upon her head, and therefore the moon stood 

 on that day near the sun, in a department of H. 



Further, behind the tripod we see in ^ a muse bearing a ser- 

 pent and a cedar-tree in her hands, both belonging to the ducatus 

 of Saturn (Astron. ^g. p. 166, 172) ; consequently Saturn stood 

 on the same day in Aquarius, near the sun. 



In the same section of the Zodiac two vases posted . upon an 

 altar appear, which must of necessity represent Venus and Mer- 

 cury in Aquarius, because both planets constantly accompany the 

 sun. That elegant ansated vase, obviously made of metal, must 

 signify Venus, because the metal tin belonged to the ducatus of 

 Venus (Astron. .Fig. p. 184). 



This disposition of the sun in K 0°, of h and 9 and ^ in ^, 

 of D near the ©, is suflScient to determine the year in which the 

 Cyprian planetary configuration had been observed ; for since, on 

 the same day of the year, h returns first after 30 years, the j) 

 first after 19 years, 9 first after 8, § first after 13 years to the 

 same place ; the same planetary configuration returns first after 

 30X 19X 13X8, i.e. after 59,280 years ; and our planetary Tables 

 state that the said planets occupied the mentioned places in 

 — 397, Dec. 25, as we shall see further on. 



