354 CURIOUS LORE OF PRECIOUS STONES
Cetus. Figure
of a large fish with curved tail and capacious gullet. Sign: Taurus.
Nature: Saturn., Renders the wearer fortunate on the sea and makes him
prudent and agreeable. It also restores lost articles.
Orion. With
or without armor, man holding a sword or a scythe in his hand. Sign :
Gemini. Nature : Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. Gives the wearer victory
over his enemies.
Navis. A
ship with prow curved back and spread sails; sometimes with and
sometimes without oars. Sign: Leo. Nature: Saturn and Jupiter. Renders
the wearer fortunate in his undertakings; he runs no risk on sea or
water, neither can he be injuned by water.
Canis Major. Figure
of a dog for coursing hares, with a curved tail. Sign : Cancer. Nature
: Venus. Cures lunacy, insanity, and demoniacal possession.
Lepus. Figure
of a hare with ears pricked up and the feet represented as though in
swift motion. Sign; Gemini. Nature: Saturn and Mercury. Cures frenzy
and protects from the wiles of demons. The. wearer cannot be hurt by a
malignant spirit.
Centaur. Half-figure
of a bull, bearing a man on whose left shoulder rests a lance, from
which depends a hare. In his right hand the man holds a small, supine
animal with a vessel attached to it. Sign : * Libra. Nature: Jupiter
and Mars. Gives constancy and perpetual health.
Canis Minor. Figure of a dog, sitting. Sign: Cancer. Nature: Jupiter. Guards from dropsy, pestilence, and the bites of dogs.
Sacrarius Turubulus (Ara). An
altar with burning incense. Sign: Sagittarius. Nature: Venus and
Mercury. Gives the wearer power to recognize spirits, to converse with
them, and to command them; also confers chastity.
Hydra. A
serpent, having an urn at its head and a raven at its tail. Sign:
Cancer. Nature: Saturn and Venus. Gives riches and all good gifts to
the wearer and makes him cautious and prudent.
