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 There is a splendid star, or , on the breast of Scorpio.

9. A centaur or man on horseback bearing a bow.

10. . A goat with the hinder extremities of a fish.

11. . Aquarius bears on his right arm an urn, from which water is flowing, and in his left hand probably some ears of corn, emblems of the primitive offering to the Deity before the introduction of wine and animal sacrifices. When the Sun was in Aquarius the Romans commenced their year: the ninth of February was "Veris initium."

12. . One is called the northern and the other the southern. Their tails are united by a band.