William Tyler Olcott,
Star Lore Of All Ages — Aries, the Ram
(1911)
“ In Aries we have very clear proof that many of the constellations must be regarded as mere symbols, and in no-wise to be thought of as owing their names to a fancied resemblance to some creature or object, for the obtuse angle formed by the three principal stars in Aries could only resemble at best the hind leg of a sheep or ram, and so we are bound to the conviction that the ram is simply a symbol. ”
William Tyler Olcott,
Star Lore Of All Ages — Aries, the Ram
(1911)
“ Curiously enough Aries is the leading sign in all the systems of astrology which have come down to us through the Greeks, and it figures as the leading sign in most of the explanations of the constellation figures which are on record. ”
William Tyler Olcott,
Star Lore Of All Ages — Aries, the Ram
(1911)
“ In Chaldea, where the constellation is supposed to have originated, the ram simply represents the favourite animal of the shepherds. Considering the fact that Aries is in an inconspicuous part of the heavens, and comprises only three stars of any importance, it is surprising the wealth of lore and legend that surrounds it, and the attention paid to it by the ancients, unless we attribute to it some extraneous claim for notoriety, such as the position of these stars as regards the sun at a certain period of the year. ”
