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. 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. |
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The hieroglyphic origin for this is water. Demotic Aquarius Sign
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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. |
![]() 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 month of Aquarius, as seen on Calendar Dates the month dates as: ![]() 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. ![]() |