DIVISIONS OF THE ZODIACK. 373 



34. [Jupiter] The first of the fish [Pisces] navi- 

 gates the sea in search of ornaments for his wife : he 

 has jewels, and his hands are full of vessels used in sa- 

 critice, together with pearls, gems^ and shells. 



35. [The Moon] A woman, surpassing in comr 

 plexion the blossom of the Chamfaca, ascends a ship 

 with lofty masts and flags ; and approaches the shore 

 of the sea, accompanied by her retinue. This is de- 

 clared by sages to be the second in the tripartite division 

 of ISlhia. 



36. [Mars] Near a cavern, in a forest, a naked 

 man, with serpents entwined round his body, and tor- 

 mented by robbers and fire, laments. He is the last 

 of the fish. 



Arabian astronomers in like manner divide each 

 sign of the Zodiack into three parts, denominated 

 Wajeh {d^^ or in the plural JVitjiih {cij:^^), which 

 severally belong to the different planets * thence called 

 Rab ul wajeh. The proper import of the term a^^* is 

 face or countenance ; agreeing with the Greek flf oo-wttov, 

 which is similarly employed in this acceptation -j-. 



The near correspondence of the Daresh'ciaias with 

 the Decani of Roman authors and §zv.a^<i\. of Grecian 

 writers will be evident from the following passage of 

 Manilius, supported by quotations from ether au- 

 thors, which I shall insert on the faith of Saum a.ise %% 

 the original works, from which they are taken, not 

 being here procurable. 



* In the following order, beginning from Aries : viz Mars, the 

 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Mo-n, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, 

 ^- c. IkhvJanu 7 Safa^ 



t Firmlci Mathesis seu Astron. vide infra. 



+ Sahiiasii Phnianae Exercitationes, p. 652. 



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