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Cepheus. A
man girt with a sword and holding his hands and arms extended. Sign :
Aries. Nature : Saturn and Jupiter. Causes pleasant visions if placed
beneath the head of a sleeping person.
Cassiopeia. A
woman seated in a chair and with hands extended in the form of a cross
; sometimes with a triangle on her head. Sign : Taurus. Nature :
Saturn and Venus. Restores the sickly, worn body to health, gives quiet
and calm after labor and procures pleasant and tranquil sleep.
Andromeda. A
young girl with dishevelled häir, and hands hanging down. Sign :
Taurus. Nature : Venus. Reconciles husband and wife, strengthens love,
and protects the human body from many diseases.
Perseus. A
man holding a sword in his right hand and the Gorgon's head in his
left. Sign : Taurus. Nature : Saturn and Venus. Guards the wearer from
misfortune and protects, not only the wearer but the place where it
may be, from lightning and tempest. Dissolves enchantments.
Serpens. A
man in the folds of a serpent and holding its head in his right hand
and its tail in his left. Sign : Taurus. Nature : Saturn and Venus.
Antidote to poisons and to the bites of venomous creatures.
Aquila. A
flying eagle with an arrow beneath his feet. Sign : Cancer. Nature :
Jupiter and Mercury ; the arrow, however, is of Mars and Venus.
Preserves former honors, adds new ones, and helps to victory. , Pisces or Delphinus. Figured
in relief (?) Sign: Aquarius. Nature : Saturn and Mars. If this
engraved gem be attached to nets it causes them to be filled with
fish, and it renders the wearer fortunate in fishing.
Pegasus. Some
represent the half of a winged horse; others the whole figure and
without a bridle. Sign: Aries. Nature : Mars and Jupiter. Gives victory
in the field, and makes the wearer swift, cautious, and bold.
