03-06-2020, 10:46 AM
Clealy a fish is depicted so no conflict with the face value imagary and she does look like she is standing inside the fish. What was the intention to show? Can there be more than one or a coded/hidden intention given the whole text is pretty much hidden from interpretation? Is the obvious interpretation the right one?
Regarding the Babylonian zodiac and this theme, Pisces is related to the "Exalted bird/great swallow", the "fish rope" and "lady of heaven/Anuitu/Innana". VM f86v3 involves birds and figures, maybe Pisces a consideration on that folio via "bird" rather than "dragon" or "fish". Also, the fish rope was possibly the rivers Euphrates and Tigris - complete with fish given being the "fish rope". Could that make VM Pisces/dargon/fish/bird folios possible maps or considerations of Pisces? Given that VM f86v3 shows a T/O map type orientation inclusion nothing is out of the realms of possibilty.
The Greek mythclealy does not cover all historical aspects of Pisces, and while the nymph may be just stepping out of the fish there are probably many alternatives also.
Bunny
Regarding the Babylonian zodiac and this theme, Pisces is related to the "Exalted bird/great swallow", the "fish rope" and "lady of heaven/Anuitu/Innana". VM f86v3 involves birds and figures, maybe Pisces a consideration on that folio via "bird" rather than "dragon" or "fish". Also, the fish rope was possibly the rivers Euphrates and Tigris - complete with fish given being the "fish rope". Could that make VM Pisces/dargon/fish/bird folios possible maps or considerations of Pisces? Given that VM f86v3 shows a T/O map type orientation inclusion nothing is out of the realms of possibilty.
The Greek mythclealy does not cover all historical aspects of Pisces, and while the nymph may be just stepping out of the fish there are probably many alternatives also.
Bunny