a side perspective of hermes

precession

  • the method used by hermes to hide the cattle (taurus) he stole from apollo (aries)
  • grabs cattle by tail to make them walk backwards, precession

zodiac circle & earth circle

  • hermes made a lyre with the following:
  • -spangled (divided) tortoise shell (circle)
  • -two horns; taurus and or…
  • –1. earth sun axis; noon & midnight
  • –2. earth orbit axis; 6am & 6pm
  • -seven strings made of cow gut
  • –six & two halves zodiac constellations
  • —representing maximum daylight hours during summer