Astrology

The Constellation of CAPRICORN

Another name for this fascinating creature is CAPRICORNUS. The modern symbol of this sign is usually shown as a Goat like animal. But since ancient days, this creature was like Sagittarius, in that it was combined by two animals. Capricornus legends and myths are to be found among the myths of the Sheppard (nature God) Pan. Actually Pan is really an Akkadian God, which the ancient Greeks and Romans took as their own. Pan is a very famous character from ancient days, poets and authors gave him many attributes, even some as cruel as being the Devil himself (This is the perception which the old popes chose to teach people...) There are various versions, as to how Pan changes into the constellation of Capricorn. The fascination of Pan is most intriguing because of his mean and yet very playful nature. He is a teaser of nature and yet a son of the great Zeus. He had the total embodiment of a real human, because of his Lust and his inner duality. Pan Capricorn

Pan is watching out over his Kingdom The great Pan is also known under other names like, Aix, Aigipan and Amaltheia. THE BATTLE BETWEEN TYPHOON AND ZEUS:

Zeus in battle with Typhoon. Zeus darting his lightning at Typhoon, Chalcidian black-figured hydria, ca. 550 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 596) The story between Zeus and Typhoon seem rather important, yet finding much about this story, is another thing? Typhoon was the son of Gaia, and he was a sort of revenge upon the new gods. His head reached and touched the stars, and his arms were as long that they reached around the earth. Hundred of snakes grew out of his upper body, and their screams were like a thousand animals gathered together in one scream. Not only that, he also had a thousand wings. Gaia had made Typhoon the greatest among her Earthly children. He went into war as soon as he was born. Zeus was off course sent forth to battle this huge creature. Zeus gathered the lightning and shoots them towards Typhoon, he was forced to his knees. Typhoon saw his chance to take Zeus? power, which he supposedly hid (The power was located in the knees, or so one story states). Pan and Hermes are sent out to retrieve Zeus? power, which they also did, but this turned Typhoon?s anger towards them, and they were forced to flee. They ran down to Egypt where they changed their forms so that Typhoon couldn?t find them, Pan changed his lower body to a Fish tail, and swum away in the Nile. Zeus showed Pan his appreciation by placing him among the heavens as the Capricorn. Picatrix MSS states: ?And there ascends in the first face of Capricorn holding a pipe in his right hand but a hoe in his left hand. And this is a face of happiness, joy, and the scattering of tasks and laziness with weakness and unceasing evils. And this is its form? ?And there ascends in the second face of Capricorn a man having before him half of a monkey. And this is a face of seeking matters which can in no way be, nor does anything prevail to touch upon these matters. And this is its form.? Ptolemy states: ?In the first face there ascends the middle of the body of the small Bear and its neck, and the end of the body of the falling Eagle.?

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