06-06-2020, 09:47 PM
Rene, if the signs are not on the same page, no professional will call it "a zodiac". I will stand corrected if you have a counter example.
I naturally agree about the distinction between constellations and signs, and that we are likely dealing with signs here. The abstractions or emblems that have become connected to time periods and no longer to the constellations.
I am agnostic about what the section "means", but I agree that we would probably call it astrological today. It seems more likely that it is about associations with the central sign rather than a mere calendar. Though what exactly the astrological use is, is anyone's guess.
I naturally agree about the distinction between constellations and signs, and that we are likely dealing with signs here. The abstractions or emblems that have become connected to time periods and no longer to the constellations.
I am agnostic about what the section "means", but I agree that we would probably call it astrological today. It seems more likely that it is about associations with the central sign rather than a mere calendar. Though what exactly the astrological use is, is anyone's guess.