16-10-2016, 11:53 AM
Diane: might the spike be meant for a flame, though? Like to use it at night or something? I think so because this "crown with spike" is also found on torches. And there's a nymph holding the same object without the spike.
About the "dead duck", that is one I think I understand pretty well, though it may be a bit too Aratus for your liking (I wrote about this one in my You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). The problem with these attributes is that I believe they have two separate layers of meaning, which is why they never look quite exactly like one thing or the other.
I think this one refers to the constellations Engonasin and Lyra. I use the name it had before it became known as Heracles, when it was still known as Aratus' "kneeling phantom". It is believed that the Greeks did not know what to do with this constellation since they adopted it from previous traditions. There is no reference to Hercules in the image, but there is to kneeling and the lyre.
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The human figure is similar to Engonasin as he is found on ancient celestial globes, and the relative position to Lyra is similar as well. The difference is that the VM figure isn't kneeling - I believe none of the nymphs are. But the base she is standing on is shaped like a large bent knee (the one that touches the floor).
It could also be a towel though
About the "dead duck", that is one I think I understand pretty well, though it may be a bit too Aratus for your liking (I wrote about this one in my You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.). The problem with these attributes is that I believe they have two separate layers of meaning, which is why they never look quite exactly like one thing or the other.
I think this one refers to the constellations Engonasin and Lyra. I use the name it had before it became known as Heracles, when it was still known as Aratus' "kneeling phantom". It is believed that the Greeks did not know what to do with this constellation since they adopted it from previous traditions. There is no reference to Hercules in the image, but there is to kneeling and the lyre.
The human figure is similar to Engonasin as he is found on ancient celestial globes, and the relative position to Lyra is similar as well. The difference is that the VM figure isn't kneeling - I believe none of the nymphs are. But the base she is standing on is shaped like a large bent knee (the one that touches the floor).
It could also be a towel though