or, The Constellations
by Frances Rolleston

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MAZZAROTH;

or, the

CONSTELLATIONS.

"Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?" — Job xxxviii. 32

FIRST PART

London:
Rivingtons, Waterloo Place.
1862

CONTENTS OF THE FIRST PART.

• Preface
• Questions to which it is generally believed that there is no certain Answer to be given, Tradition or Conjecture being all that is ever alleged
• Objections sometimes urged as to the Origin and Meaning of the Names and Figures of the Ancient Constellations
• What are the real Meanings of the Emblems of the Signs?
• The Latin Names of the Twelve Signs accounted for by their Semitic Roots
• The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, as connected with the Primitive Prophecies
• Mazzaroth. Chapter I
• Mazzaroth. Chapter II

• Explanation of the Tables
• Prophecies of the Messiah, His People and His enemy, corresponding with the Thirty-six Decans or Constellations accompanying the Signs
• Authorities for the Antiquity of the Signs of the Zodiac, their Names and Forms
• Aries. The Ram, or Lamb, coming Forth
• Taurus. The Bull, coming to Rule
• Gemini. The Twins, the United
• Cancer. The Crab or Scarabaeus, holding the Possession
• Leo. The Lion, the Separating
• Virgo. The Woman, bearing the Branch
• Libra. The Scales, the Redeeming
• Scorpio. The Scorpion, the Conflict
• Sagittarius. The Archer, the Going Forth
• Capricornus. The Goat, the Atonement Slain
• Aquarius. The Water-bearer, the Pouring Forth
• Pisces. The Fishes, the Multitudes Upheld
• Lunar Zodiac; or, Mansions of the Moon
• The Galactic Circle. A Way Returning
• The Twelve Signs, Sanscrit and Chinese
• The Pleiades
• Ursa Major and Minor, called the Great and Lesser Bear
• Orion
• Names of the Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Note on Enoch; Notes on the Names of the Antediluvian Patriarchs; on British Triads
• Names of the Sons of Jacob, according to their Birth. The Breastplate of the High Priest
• Genesis 49
• Numbers 24: Part of the Prophecy of Balaam
• Deuteronomy 33: Blessing of Moses
• The Encampment of Israel in the Wilderness, and the Breastplate of the High Priest
• The Twelve Signs as alluded to by Jacob in Genesis 49, and by Moses in Deuteronomy 33
• Types of the Levitical Law, corresponding with the Signs, or their accompanying Constellations
• On the Cherubic Forms as connected with the Emblems of Ancient Astronomy
• Symbols of the Constellations. The Twelve Signs
• Types of the Apocalypse, corresponding with the Emblems of the Constellations
• Prophecies of the Messiah, corresponding with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac and the Twelve Precious Stones of the Foundations of the Holy City of the Apocalypse, Rev 21
• On the Plenary Inspiration of the Scriptures, as connected with the Names of Ancient Astronomy
• On the Immortality of the Soul as known to the Antediluvian Patriarchs, and to the Ancient Hebrews, and indicated by the Emblems of Ancient Astronomy
• On the Book of Job, as connected with the Emblems of Ancient Astronomy
• Prophecy, as connected with the Emblems of Ancient Astronomy, for which a Prophetic Import is claimed
• On the Original Language to which the Names of Ancient Astronomy are referred
• On the Connexion of the Greek with the Semitic Dialects
• The Names of the Twelve Chief Gods of Roman and Greek Mythology, explained from their Primitive Roots, and referred to the corresponding Signs
• The Twelve Labours of Hercules, as agreeing with the Signs
• The Sphinx, as connected with the Sign Virgo
• The Sibyl, as connected with the Sign Virgo
• On the Sign Virgo
• Ancient Arabian and Persian Traditions
• The Star of Bethlehem
• The Southern Fish, in Aquarius
• The Hebrew Alphabet, as connected with the Constellations
• On the Antiquity of the Square Character of the Hebrew
• Meanings of the Hebrew Alphabet, from Ancient Jewish Authorities. (Gaffarelli, Cur. Lit.)
• The Southern Cross
• Ancient Names of the Sun, Moon, and Earth, explained from their Primitive Roots
• Ancient Names of the Planets, explained from their Primitive Roots
• Names of Egyptian Gods, explained from their Primitive Roots, and referred to the corresponding Planets and Signs. The Eight Gods of the First Order
• The Twelve Great Gods of Assyria. Presided over by Ashur, the King of the Circle of the Great Gods
• Names of the Stones on the Foundations of the Holy City, in the order in which they are given in Revelation 21:19, 20, referred to the Hebrew Roots
• On the Sign Capricorn
• On the Sign Aries

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THIRD PART

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London:
Rivingtons, Waterloo Place.
1862

CONTENTS OF THE THIRD PART

• Days of the Planetary Week, as named after the Sun, Moon, and Five Planets
• Memorial Lines for the Planetary Week, as connected with Prophecy
• Names of the Days of the Planetary Week of the Brahmins, as given by Le Gentil
• Singalese Names of the Days of the Planetary Week, as given by Le Gentil
• Siamese Names of the Planetary Week, according to La Loubere
• Memorial Lines for the Days of the Week, in analogy with those of Creation
• Memorial Lines, according to the Order of the Signs
• Memorial Lines, according to the Course of Prophecy
• Memorial Lines for the Constellations
• Decans
• Memorial Lines for the Names of Stars
• Note on the Names of the Stars
• On the Mansions of the Moon, or Lunar Zodiac
• Memorial Lines for the Mansions of the Moon
• The Mythology of India, in connexion with Ancient Astronomy
• The Mythology of the Scandinavian Nations, as connected with the Ancient Astronomy
• Note on Hela
• Note on Noetic
• Memorial Lines for the Names of the Mythology of India
• Memorial Lines for the Names of the Mythology of Scandinavia, with Notes
• Memorial Lines for the Names of the Planets
• Notes, &c., on the Names of the Planets

• Preface to Part IV
• On the Emblems of Egyptian Mythology
• Testimonies to the Great Antiquity Here Claimed for the Emblems of the Constellations, Egyptian and Chaldean
• On the Astronomy of the Ancients
• Note on the Astronomy of the Ancients
• Astrology of the Ancients
• Note on the Decans

• The Ancient Egyptian Zodiac and Planisphere of Dendera
• The Ancient Coptic Names of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, According to Ulugh Beigh
• Notes on Libra
• Aries
• Taurus
• Gemini
• Cancer
• Leo
• Virgo
• Libra
• Scorpio
• Sagittarius
• Capricornus
• Aquarius
• Pisces
• On the Names of the Twelve Signs
• Note on the Scarabaeus
• Note on Manetho
• Zodiac of Esne

   

  Addenda

• The Planets
• On the Planet Venus
• The Pole

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