In Kircher’s Egyptian Planisphere _Argo_ is represented by two galleys (as we have two sheepfolds), whose prows are surmounted by rams’ heads; and the stern of one of them ends in a fish’s tail. One of the two occupies _four segments_ of the sphere (from Taurus to Virgo), while the other occupies the four from Leo to Capricorn. _One half_ of the southern meridians is occupied with these galleys and their construction and decorations. Astronomers tell us that they carry us back, the one to the period when the Bull opened the year (to which time VIRGIL refers); and the other to the _same_ epoch, when the summer solstice was in Leo—“an era greatly antecedent to the Argonautic expedition. How else, they ask, do we account for the one ship having her prow in the first Decan of _Taurus_, and her poop in the last Decan of _Leo_? or for one galley being freighted with the installed _Bull_, and the other with the solstitial _Lion_?”(74) These are the words of an astronomer who knows nothing whatever of our interpretation of the heavens which is set forth in this work. It will indeed be a large vessel, the true _Argo_, with its _company of travellers_, “a great multitude which no man can number.” All this is indicated by the immense size of the Constellation, as well as by the large number of its stars. There are 64 stars in _Argo_ (reckoning by the Britannic catalogue); one of the 1st magnitude, six of the 2nd, nine of the 3rd, nine of the 4th, etc. Only a small part of the ship’s poop is visible in Britain. Its brightest star, α (near the keel), is called _Canopus_ or _Canobus_, which means _the possession of Him who cometh_. Other star‐names, not identified, are—_Sephina_, _the multitude_ or _abundance_; _Tureis_, _the possession_; _Asmidiska_, _the released who travel_; _Soheil_ (Arabic), _the desired_; and _Subilon_, _the Branch_. Is not all this exactly in harmony with the rest of this sign? And is not this what is written in the Book? “Therefore, fear thou not, O My servant Jacob, saith the LORD; Neither be dismayed, O Israel: For, lo, I will save thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity; And Jacob shall return and be in rest, And be quiet, and none shall make him afraid, For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee.” (Jer. xxx. 10, 11.) “Lift up thine eyes round about, and see; All they gather themselves together, they come to thee; Thy sons shall come from far, And thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side, Then thou shalt see, and flow together, And thine heart shall fear and be enlarged; Because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee.... Who are these that fly as a cloud? And as doves to their windows? Surely the isles shall wait for me, And the SHIPS of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far.” (Isa. lx. 4, 5, 8, 9.)