Thanks, Koen, maybe my fumbling about can advance this topic.
According to an explanation of the Latin, spica virginis, spica is the ear of wheat held by the virgin. Given the potential for conflation of Spica with the 'maris stella' and of Virgo with the Virgin Mary, the combined result, after getting familiar with it, begins to seem like a natural association well-fitted to VMs era.
It does seem hard to explain why Pisces, which has no (yet known to me) stars of primary significance gets two VMs stars inside the medallion, while another zodiac sign e.g . Taurus - credit above - has no VMs star - *in the medallion* where one should surely be. And there may be other omissions of relative significance as well.
All the stars around the medallions are held (possessed) by nymphs (humanoids). In the medallions, Virgo is the only humanoid with a star. The other stars within medallions belong to Pisces and Scorpio. Other humanoids, other animals in the medallions get no stars. Is there method, or just madness? Can we separate the two?
According to an explanation of the Latin, spica virginis, spica is the ear of wheat held by the virgin. Given the potential for conflation of Spica with the 'maris stella' and of Virgo with the Virgin Mary, the combined result, after getting familiar with it, begins to seem like a natural association well-fitted to VMs era.
It does seem hard to explain why Pisces, which has no (yet known to me) stars of primary significance gets two VMs stars inside the medallion, while another zodiac sign e.g . Taurus - credit above - has no VMs star - *in the medallion* where one should surely be. And there may be other omissions of relative significance as well.
All the stars around the medallions are held (possessed) by nymphs (humanoids). In the medallions, Virgo is the only humanoid with a star. The other stars within medallions belong to Pisces and Scorpio. Other humanoids, other animals in the medallions get no stars. Is there method, or just madness? Can we separate the two?