Wonders of the East and Astronomical-Calendrical Treatise

[Illustration: A medieval manuscript illustration of the constellation Taurus, showing a bull in profile facing left. Small golden dots representing stars are marked on the bull's head, horns, shoulder, and legs.]

[He] placed Taurus The Bull among the stars in honor Concerning the Bull. of Jove The Roman king of the gods, Jupiter, because he was mythologically original: "fabulose" turned into a bull when he carried the princess Europa to the island referring to Crete, where the myth takes place. They also devised another and truer reason for this: because, specifically in the month of April, the labor of oxen original: "boũ labor"; referring to the spring plowing season is greater. It has in all fifteen stars, as is seen here.

[Illustration: A medieval representation of the constellation Gemini, showing two standing figures, Castor and Pollux, with stars indicated across their bodies in gold leaf.]

Concerning the Twins Castor and Pollux, moreover, the brothers, were placed among the stars on account of the unbreakable concord original: "concordiã"; a deep brotherly harmony or peace which existed between them. They say original: "feru'"/ferunt that of these twins, one was immortal by birth, and the other was mortal. But the immortal one acquired immortality for the mortal one through the mortal's death referring to the myth where Pollux shares his divinity with his fallen brother Castor so they can remain together. They also adapt this to the Sun, because one and the same sun descends to the lowest depths of the world and rises again to its highest altitude. These have 15 stars, as shown he... the text likely concludes with "here," referring to the accompanying diagram

[Illustration: A medieval illustration of the constellation Cancer, depicted as a large crab with stars marked on its shell and legs.]

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fru... likely "fructus," meaning fruit or profit
wh... likely "qui," "quae," or "quod"
it... likely "idem," meaning the same
fro... likely "ex"
cer... likely "certus," meaning certain or fixed
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hi... likely "eum"
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