Sagittarius and its Decan Constellations.
Lyra
On the Denderah Zodiac, Lyra is the eagle or hawk to the left of the head of Hercules, which is the man figure with a spear or arrow. On the Grand Temple just before Ursa Minor and behind Scorpius located above Decan 11-12, we see a hawk figure with the (Hedjet) white crown of Upper Egypt, as seen below which is Lyra. One source claims its name is Fent-Kar, which means, "the serpent ruled." The small chicken below Lyra, the hawk is definitely Cygnus. |
On the Grand Temple we see a hawk figure above Capricornus located above Decan 18, which is probably Aquila, not to be confused with Lyra. In the "Gospel of the Stars," by Joseph Seiss, page 127 it is claimed that Lyra is "Fent-Har, the Serpent-Bruiser or horrifier in Denderah, a great female with the head of a swine, the enemy of the earth and holding in her hand a great ploughshare, symbol of tearing up, bruising, turning under." Of course that image is not seen in the Denderah Zodiac for Lyra as specified above. Although Bootes is seen with a sickle or a ploughshare.
In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 67 "In the Denderah Zodiac this constellation (Lyra) is figured as a hawk or an eagle (the enemy of the serpent) in triumph. Its (Lyra) name is Fent-kar, which means the serpent ruled." |