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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos : $b or Quadripartite, being four books of the influence of the stars ... with a preface, explanatory notes, and an appendix containing extracts from the Almagest of Ptolemy and the whole of his Centiloquy, together with a short notice of Mr. Ranger's zodiacal planisphere and an explanatory platePtolemy

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Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos : $b or Quadripartite, being four books of the influence of the stars ... with a preface, explanatory notes, and an appendix containing extracts from the Almagest of Ptolemy and the whole of his Centiloquy, together with a short notice of Mr. Ranger's zodiacal planisphere and an explanatory plate

Name: Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos : $b or Quadripartite, being four books of the influence of the stars ... with a preface, explanatory notes, and an appendix containing extracts from the Almagest of Ptolemy and the whole of his Centiloquy, together with a short notice of Mr. Ranger's zodiacal planisphere and an explanatory plate
Author: Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Astrology -- Early works to 1800

The constellations north of the zodiac have their respective
influences, analogous to those of the planets, existing in the mode
described in the following list.

    _Ursa Minor._ The bright stars in this constellation
                  are like Saturn, and in some degree like Venus.
    _Ursa Major_ is like Mars, but the nebula under the
                 tail resembles the Moon and Venus in its influence.
    _Draco._ The bright stars operate like Saturn and Mars.
    _Cepheus_ is like Saturn and Jupiter.
    _Bootes_ is like Mercury and Saturn; but the bright and
             ruddy star, called Arcturus, is like Mars and Jupiter.
    _Corona Borealis_ is like Venus and Mercury.
    _Hercules_ (or the Kneeler) is like Mercury.
    _Lyra_ is like Venus and Mercury.
    _Cygnus_ is like Venus and Mercury.
    _Cassiopeia_ is like Saturn and Venus.
    _Perseus_ is like Jupiter and Saturn: but the nebula,
              in the hilt of the sword, is like Mars and Mercury.
    _Auriga._ The bright stars are like Mars and Mercury.
    _Serpentarius_ is like Saturn, and moderately like Venus.
    _Serpens_ is like Saturn and Mars.
    _Sagitta_ is like Saturn, and moderately like Venus.
    _Aquila_ is like Mars and Jupiter.
    _Delphinus_ is like Saturn and Mars.
    _Equus_ (or Pegasus). The bright stars are like Mars
             and Mercury.
    _Andromeda_ is like Venus.
    _Delta_ (or the Triangle) is like Mercury.




CHAPTER XI

CONSTELLATIONS SOUTH OF THE ZODIAC


The influences of the constellations south of the zodiac, existing in a
similar mode, are as follows:—

    _Piscis Australis._ The bright star in the mouth is of the
                        same influence as Venus and Mercury.
    _Cetus_ is like Saturn.
    _Orion._ The stars on the shoulders operate similarly to
             Mars and Mercury; and the other bright stars to Jupiter
             and Saturn.
    _Fluvius_ (or _Eridanus_). The last bright one is of
              the same influence as Jupiter; the rest are like Saturn.
    _Lepus_   is like Saturn and Mercury.
    _Canis._ The bright star in the mouth is like Jupiter, and
             partly like Mars: the others are like Venus.
    _Procyon._[40] The bright star is like Mercury, and in some
                   degree like Mars.
    _Hydrus._ The bright stars are like Saturn and Venus.
    _Crater_ is like Venus, and in some degree like Mercury.
    _Corvus_ is like Mars and Saturn.
    _Argo._ The bright stars are like Saturn and Jupiter.
    _Centaurus._ The stars in the human part of the figure are
                 of the same influence as Venus and Mercury; the bright
                 stars in the horse’s part are like Venus and Jupiter.
    _Lupus._ The bright stars are like Saturn, and partly
             like Mars.
    _Ara_ is like Venus, and also Mercury in some degree.
    _Corona Australis._ The bright stars are like Saturn
                        and Jupiter.

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