4. Earlier I have noted regarding mago in Ga2-14 that the line halfway through its head could be a sign of the 'cap' end of koti:
If we assume Ga2-14 is located at spring equinox it can be said that Spring Sun has gone halfway to his end - viz. to midsummer when his head will be 'cut off' - and only his 'reflection' (an earthly king, I guess) will remain. A tail in front could be a sign of reversal, cfr the exceptional manu rere with beak at left in Gb8-5:
The tail of this manu rere is 'open' towards left and down, while the tail of mago is open towards right and up, otherwise the signs are much the same. However there are no mago glyphs with tail at left in G:
Neither is it easy to find a mago glyph with tail at left in any of the other texts. But in Pb10-35 there is such a glyph and probably it is a sign of reversal:
The P text here tells about Monday. Perhaps waxing moon is described in Pb10-33--34 and waning moon in Pb10-35--36. At an equinox the curvature of Sun's path is at its maximum, and if mago indicates 'curvature' then his shape in Pb10-33 could depict the crescent of waxing because his body describes a sign of 'open' towards right. South of the equator a waxing moon crescent is 'open' towards right. Mago in Pb10-35 has turned around (like manu rere in Gb8-5) and is 'open' at left, i.e. the sign should mean 'closed' - the rays from Sun is no longer making the face of Moon grow. The 'pregnant' sign confirms our guess, because autumn (the waning season) is a season of offspring ('hua'). Furthermore, the body in Pb10-33 is fatter than the body in Pb10-35. Jupiter in Pb10-37 has a little eye in front, perhaps indicating the 'fruit' generated at full moon. Mauga in Pb10-38 could be the 'mountain' which hides Moon once a month. The sequence of 'egg' followed by darkness is also depicted at top right in the Taranaki storehouse roof:
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