266 LIEUT.-COL. G. MACKINLAY, E.A._, ON THE MOENING STAR, ETC. 



world towards the seasons of autumn and winter, returning with it 

 in the spring. 



Dr. Pinches. — It has just occurred to me, with regard to the 

 descent of iStar into Hades, that in other instances she is referred 

 to as the daughter of Anu, but on this special occasion she ^is 

 called the daughter of Sin. May this not be because, like the 

 moon-god, she was horned ? That is a point of special importance 

 in considering whether the phases of Venus were visible to the 

 unaided eyes of the Babylonians. 



I am sure you will all join in the vote of thanks which I should 

 like to give to the Lecturer for his very interesting communication. 



