Astrological Myths: From the Star of Bethlehem and the Heavenly Cow to the Babylonian Horoscope and the Mysteries of Mithras
Astrological myths originated in ancient times from cosmogonic legends and religious beliefs. They formed not only based on many hours of observations of the starry sky but also as a result of human reflections on fate, the interconnection of all...
that exists, the random and the regular in life. Ideas about stars as a flock of sheep, driven by the shepherd-Moon, about an eclipse as a dragon devouring the Sun, about the Heavenly River and other mythological motifs developed across Eurasia, from India and China to Greece and Scandinavia. Thanks to this book, you will learn about the history of the zodiac, star charts, constellations, and the first horoscopes, as well as how our ancestors came to this knowledge and what they wanted to find in the endless sky.
Astrological myths originated in ancient times from cosmogonic legends and religious beliefs. They formed not only based on many hours of observations of the starry sky but also as a result of human reflections on fate, the interconnection of all that exists, the random and the regular in life. Ideas about stars as a flock of sheep, driven by the shepherd-Moon, about an eclipse as a dragon devouring the Sun, about the Heavenly River and other mythological motifs developed across Eurasia, from India and China to Greece and Scandinavia. Thanks to this book, you will learn about the history of the zodiac, star charts, constellations, and the first horoscopes, as well as how our ancestors came to this knowledge and what they wanted to find in the endless sky.
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