From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - Aquarius and its Decan Constellations"

Aquarius and its Decan Constellations.

Aquarius

    On the Denderah Zodiac, Aquarius is seen as a male figure with the (Hedjet) white crown of Upper Egypt on his head.
    Since Aquarius is seen as a netjeru in a human form, it represents spiritual understanding.
    The Coptic call this Hupei Tirion, the station of pouring out.

    The Denderah Aquarius is seen holding two vials, or urns, one in each hand, which are both pouring out a stream of water onto a fish (Piscis Australis), although some claim that the fish seems to come out of one of them.

    On the Grand Temple Decan 30 in the images above, we see a male figure with a flowery crown, which can also be seen on the lower section of ESNE Plate 87 in the next column for a similar crown and figure.

 

    In "The Witness of the Stars," by E.W. Bullinger, page 84-85 "In the ancient Denderah Zodiac it (Aquarius) is the same idea, though the man holds two urns.    The man is called Hupei Tirion, which means the place of him coming down or poured forth."

    As seen above Aquarius is on the Grand Temple located above Decan 22, and seen wearing a plumed or flowery crown.

 

    In the image above we see Aquarius on ESNE Plate 79.

 

    As seen on the lower section of ESNE Plate 87, we see an Aquarius like figure, which is found starting in front of Capricornus.

 

    One sources claims the following items in "Sakkara Egypt, wa-na-d-ru Kau-ss," equates to "pot of Andru, water bucket."

    "Abydos an-nu-taur-is, which is A(n)-quar-is."

 

    One source claims "Aquarius stands in back of Capricornus on the Denderah pouring water on a small fish (Piscis Austrinus).    The vials of Aquarius are the vials held by the mother under the lion (Crater)."    Crater is seen under Leo, the opposite of Aquarius.

 

    The hieroglyphic origin for this is water.

    Demotic

    Aquarius Sign

 

    Above the Grand Temple Decan 37 is a boat with two figures, which may be Argo Navis (Sextant).    The first figure is holding up two vials and pouring water out as seen with Aquarius, but wearing a plumed headdress.    The next figure has a Atef crown with a cup-like (papyrus-shaped) scepter.    These could be the deities Jupiter and Mercury.
    Also see Anqet and Satis for another comment on who the figures in the image above are.

    On the upper section of ESNE Plate 87 as seen in the image above, shows a figure of a man holding a serpent, and is after Aries-Pisces in a sequence, assuming it to be Aquarius, but it more likely to be the serpent bearing Ophiuchus.

 

    Cyril Fagan comments, "Aquarius identified by the Greeks as Ganymede, the most beautiful boy born of mortal parents, identified as the Egyptian Hapi, the god of the Nile.    The flooding of the Nile occurred when the stars of Aquarius rose immediately after sunset (Sun in Leo) in July."

    In the season Peret III (Pert, also Printemps) - seed time, whereas others call it Proyet, meaning "Emergence."
    The netjer of the season was Khepri.

    The month of Aquarius, as seen on Calendar Dates the month dates as:
Tropical: Dec. 16-Jan. 11,
Gregorian: Jan. 15-Feb. 13,
Julian: Jan. 29-Feb. 27,
the seventh month is called Phamoneth, Pamenot, Phaemenoth, Phamenoth, REKEH (nezes) note that Nasie is the 13th month, whereas the Christian coptes called it Baramhat.
    The netjer of the month was Amon-Ra, at Ramesseum: Jackal (rekh-netches), at Edfu: Hippopotamus (rekh-netches), note that REKEH (nezes) or Nasie is referred to as the 13th month.
    Also see ReKhur and Imiut similarities.

    The star is an "outer star," of Pegasus.

 

    On the Grand Temple image seen below these deities are between Pisces and Aquarius located above Decan 23, and the figure to the right is probably Cepheus.

 

    On the Grand Temple these deities are between Aquarius and Perseus (in Aries) which is located above Decan 21-22.    The headless figure to the right is possibly Pegasus.

 

Select one of the following to open it.
Each of these are connected to the constellation Aquarius,
Venus, Pegasus, Cygnus, Piscis Austrinus.
Decan 35 - GT22 Kher-khept-sert (Qebsennuf), Decan 36 - GT21 Sasa-ser (Tuamutef, Qebsennuf).

    This file last updated on February 21, 2004, June 18, 2005 and May 30, 2006.
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