02-12-2016, 09:25 PM
Nice example, Linda.
The weird thing is that usually the distaff was held up high, and the spindle hung down. Hence, I take it not as literal spinning of wool, but rather spinning as in "turning". For example in Plato's Myth of Er, the heavens revolve on a spindle, which is basically how I read this item as well.
Some more examples below.
![[Image: greeks3.jpg]](http://fibers.destinyslobster.com/images/spinpics/greeks3.jpg)
![[Image: greeks5.jpg]](http://fibers.destinyslobster.com/images/spinpics/greeks5.jpg)
![[Image: 1b7818a202c9391cb6827fe3c4358a41.jpg]](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1b/78/18/1b7818a202c9391cb6827fe3c4358a41.jpg)
![[Image: a63550cb05188197f5c66936526c645f.jpg]](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a6/35/50/a63550cb05188197f5c66936526c645f.jpg)
![[Image: animalsspinning.jpg]](http://fibers.destinyslobster.com/images/spinpics/animalsspinning.jpg)
The weird thing is that usually the distaff was held up high, and the spindle hung down. Hence, I take it not as literal spinning of wool, but rather spinning as in "turning". For example in Plato's Myth of Er, the heavens revolve on a spindle, which is basically how I read this item as well.
Some more examples below.
![[+]](https://www.voynich.ninja/images/collapse_collapsed.png)