Numbers appear to have been important
- or it is all in my imagination. At the time
of Bharani the fish rising
with the Sun at Haedus II was in day
114 = 6 * 19 counted from "January 1
(given our modern calendar structure
had been in use). At the time of the
Hyades Gate it was in day 456 = 24 * 19
counted from the previous JANUARY 1.
There were 11 days from Hyades II
(64.2) to Haedus II (75.9) - and I
perceive the
names of these twin star doors
are similar. Also names should be
important.
They were like twins up in the Sky,
with the Rainy Hyades at the
beginning of summer and the Hairy
Goat at the end of winter.
Although
as regarded on Easter Island it had
to be
the opposite - unless viewed
nakshatra wise.
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-22 (146) |
Gb5-23 |
Gb5-24 |
Gb5-25 (378) |
|
MARCH 31 (*10) |
APRIL 1 (24 * 19) |
2 (457) |
3 (93) |
|
Almaaz (74.7),
Haedus
I
(74.8) |
Haedus II
(75.9) |
5h (76.1) |
μ Aurigae, μ Leporis
(77.6) |
|
ε Leporis (76.0),
Cursa
(76.4), λ Eridani (76.7) |
|
June 3 |
4 (520) |
June 5 |
6 (157) |
|
'May 7 |
8 (128) |
*414 |
10 (*50) |
|
"April 23 |
114 = 6 * 19 |
25 |
26 (*36) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
SEPTEMBER 30 (273) |
OCTOBER 1 |
2 |
3 |
|
no star listed (257) |
17h (258.7) |
Mula-19 |
Nodus I (260.0), π
Herculis (260.7), Ras
Algethi (260.8) |
|
no star listed (258) |
Sabik (259.7),
η
SCORPII (259.9) |
|
December 3 |
4 |
5 |
6 (340) |
|
'November 6 (*230) |
7 |
8 |
9 (313) |
|
"October 23 (*216) |
24 |
25 |
26 (299) |
|
TAGAROA URI 14
|
15 (*183 = 258 - 75) |
16 |
17 (265) |
The moa bird at heliacal Rigel
had opened his mouth and was
'eating'
vigorously, reasonably a sign of summer having
arrived:
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-26 (150) |
Gb5-27 (380) |
Gb5-28 |
|
APRIL 4 (*14) |
5 (460) |
6 |
|
ĸ Leporis (78.0),
Rigel
(78.1), Flaming Star
(78.2), Capella
(78.4), ο Columbae,
τ Orionis (78.8)
Thuban
|
λ Aurigae (79.0), λ
Leporis (79.6), ρ
Aurigae (79.7)
Arcturus
|
σ Aurigae (80.4),
Bellatrix, Saif al
Jabbar (80.7),
Elnath (80.9) |
|
June 7 |
8 (*444) |
9 (525) |
|
May 11 |
12 (*52) |
13 (133) |
|
"April 27 |
28 (118) |
29 (*39) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
OCTOBER 4 (277) |
5 |
6 (*199) |
|
Sarin (261.0), ο
Ophiuchi (261.4)
Alrisha |
ξ Ophiuchi (262.2),
θ Ophiuchi, ν
Serpentis, ζ, ι
Apodis (262.4), ι
Arae (262.8), ρ
Herculis (262.9) |
β, γ Arae (263.3), κ
Arae (263.5), σ
Ophiuchi (263.6) |
|
December 7 |
8 (342) |
9 |
|
314 |
'November 11 |
*236 |
|
"October 27 (300) |
28 |
29 |
|
TAGAROA URI 18
(*186) |
19 |
20 (268) |
"In view of
the almost universal
prevalence of the Pleiades
year throughout the
Polynesian area it is
surprising to find that in
the South Island and certain
parts of the North Island of
New Zealand and in the
neighboring Chatham Islands,
the year began with the new
Moon after the early morning
rising, not of the Pleiades,
but of the star Rigel in
Orion.
Such an
important difference can be
explained only on the
assumption that the very
first settlers from the west
brought the Rigel year with
them, perhaps from New
Guinea or Java or some other
land 10º
south of the equator where
Rigel acquired at the same
time its synonym with the
zenith." (Makemson)
The unusual
feature of a tail could
refer to the Tail of the
Scorpion, but it could also
have referred to a final stage in
general:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gb5-29 (153) |
Gb6-1 |
Gb6-2 (384) |
Gb6-3 |
Gb6-4 |
|
APRIL 7 (*17) |
8 |
9 (99) |
10 (465) |
11 |
|
ψ Orionis
(81.1), Nihal
(81.7) |
Mintaka, υ
Orionis (82.4),
χ Aurigae
(82.5), ε
Columbae (82.6) |
Al Hak'ah-3 /
Mrigashīrsha-5 /
Turtle-20 |
Three Stars-21
/
ANA-IVA (7) |
ο Aurigae
(85.8), γ
Leporis (85.9)
Yang Mun |
|
Arneb, Crab
Nebula (83.0,
φ¹ Orionis
(83.1),
HEKA,
Orion Nebula
(83.2),
φ² Orionis
(83.6),
Alnilam
(83.7) |
Heavenly Gate, ν
Columbae (84.0),
ω Orionis
(84.2),
ALNITAK,
PHAKT
(Phaet) (84.7) |
|
June 10 (*446) |
11 |
12 |
13 (164) |
14 (530) |
|
'May 14 (*54) |
15 (135) |
16 |
17 |
18 (503) |
|
"April 30 (*40) |
"May 1 |
2 |
3 (123) |
4 (489) |
|
NAKSHATRA DATES: |
|
OCTOBER 7 (*200) |
8 |
9 (282) |
10 (648) |
11 |
|
Lesath, δ
Arae (264.7),
Choo (264.9) |
Al Shaula |
Ras Alhague
(266.1),
Sargas
(266.3), μ
Ophiuchi, π Arae
(266.5), Nan Hae
(266.6), ι
Herculis (266.7) |
λ Arae (267.1),
Girtab, ο
Serpentis
(267.6) |
Kelb Alrai, μ
Arae (268.1),
Kew Ho (268.6),
η Pavonis
(268.7),
Apollyon
(268.9) |
|
Alwaid, Maasym
(265.1),
Shaula
(265.3), Kuma
(265.6), σ Arae
(265.9)
Hamal |
|
December 10 |
11 |
12 |
Lucia |
14 (348) |
|
'November 13
(*237) |
14 |
15 |
16 (320) |
17 |
|
"October 30 |
31 (304) |
"November 1 |
2 |
3 (*227) |
|
TAGAROA URI 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 (*192) |
25 (273) |
Perhaps
it referred to how
at the 'necklace' of
Orion (Alnilam) the
'tail of winter' would
be changed into the rule
of the summer king. The
figure in Gb6-4 is
'eating'. I once, now a
long time ago, classified the following
exceptional glyph as
an example belonging in my kava
box.
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
kava |
Gb1-12 |
Gb5-25 |
Gb6-3 |
Gb7-31 |
There
are 8 days from
Gb5-25 (where 52 * 6
= 260 could be alluding to
*260) to Gb6-3. 378
(Gb5-25) + 8 = 386 =
2 * 193.
... Alnilam,
Anilam, Ainilam, and
Alnihan are from
Al Nithām, or
Al Nathm,
the
String of Pearls,
or, as Recorde said,
the Bullions set in
the middle of
Orion's Belt.
It portended
fleeting public
honors to those born
under its influence
...
It is the central
one of the Belt,
culminating on the
25th of January ...
Bullion
...
precious metal in
the mass ... Rom.
*bulliōnem
boiling, f. L.
bullīre boil ...
... When Ira's
canoe reached the
islets (off the
southwestern coast),
Makoi (who
was left behind)
shouted the
following (after
him): 'Eight lands
(are there), one has
been found (or, an
eighth land has been
found for the first
time, evaru
kainga katahi i
ravaa), that is,
Te Pito O Te
Kainga. During
the fast journey,
one cannot find the
seven lands in the
midst of dim
twilight. Once
(Easter Island) has
been lost, not even
eight groups of
people (i.e.,
countless boat
crews) can find (it)
again. - Ruhi
to the right, Pu
to the left,
necklace around the
neck of the figure
of Hinariru
at Papa o Rae!'
Possibly these
shouted words
of Makoi could mean that in the center was
Hinariru
(= Orion?), with
Ruhi on one side
and Pu on the
other.
South of the equator
Rigel could have looked
like the right fist
of Orion:
Makoi
called out when the
canoe of
Ira
was at the 3
'handsome youths' of
Te Ta(t)anga
'standing out' in
the southwest
- perhaps reminding
him of the
outstanding 3 stars
in the center of the
Orion constellation.
The
necklace of
Hinariru could
have been at
Alnilam and the name
Ruhi could
have alluded to the
summer maid of the
Sun (possibly Rigel), with Pu
as his winter maid:
... The generally
accepted version of
the Rehua
myth, according to
Best, is that
Rehua had two
wives, the stars on
either side of
Antares. One was
Ruhi-te-rangi or
Pekehawani,
the personification
of summer languor (ruhi),
the other
Whaka-onge-kai,
She-who-makes-food-scarce
before the new crops
can be harvested
...
The
Chinese used Alnitak
instead of Alnilam
as the guide for
their 21st station
Three Stars.
Possibly this was
because they needed 58 days to
their 25th station
Star. 222
(Alphard) -
164 (Alnitak) = 2 * 29:
|
1 |
Horn |
α
Virginis
(Spica) |
Crocodile |
(202.7) |
Oct
9
(282) |
282
=
265
+ 17 |
|
2 |
Neck |
κ
Virginis |
Dragon |
(214.8) |
Oct
21
(294) |
294
=
282
+ 12 |
|
3 |
Root |
α
Librae
(Zuben
Elgenubi) |
Badger |
(224.2) |
Oct
31
(304) |
304
=
295
+ 9 |
|
4 |
Room |
π
Scorpii
(Vrischika) |
Hare |
(241.3) |
Nov
17
(321) |
321
=
304
+ 17 |
|
5 |
Heart |
σ
Scorpii |
Fox |
(247.0) |
Nov
23
(327) |
327
=
321
+ 6 |
|
6 |
Tail |
μ
Scorpii
(Denebakrab) |
Tiger |
(254.7) |
Nov
30
(334) |
334
=
327
+ 9 |
|
7 |
Winnowing
Basket |
γ
Sagittarii
(Nash) |
Leopard |
(273.7) |
Dec
19
(353) |
353
=
334
+ 19 |
|
December
solstice |
|
8 |
South
Dipper |
φ
Sagittarii
(?) |
Unicorn |
(284.0) |
Dec
30
(364) |
364
=
353
+ 11 |
|
9 |
Ox /
Herd
Boy |
β
Capricornii
(Dabih) |
Buffalo |
(308.0) |
Jan
23
(388) |
388
=
364
+ 24 |
|
10 |
Girl |
ε
Aquarii
(Albali) |
Bat |
(314.8) |
Jan
29
(394) |
394
=
388
+ 6 |
|
11 |
Emptiness |
β
Aquarii
(Sadalsud) |
Rat |
(325.9) |
Feb
9
(405) |
405
=
394
+ 11 |
|
12 |
Rooftop |
α
Aquarii
(Sadalmelik) |
Swallow |
(334.6) |
Feb
18
(414) |
414
=
405
+ 9 |
|
13 |
House |
α
Pegasi
(Markab) |
Pig |
(349.5) |
Mar
5
(429) |
429
=
414
+ 15 |
|
March
equinox |
|
14 |
Wall |
γ
Pegasi
(Algenib) |
Porcupine |
(1.8) |
Mar
22
(81) |
81 |
|
15 |
Legs |
η
Andromedae
(?) |
Wolf |
(11.4) |
Apr
1
(91) |
91
= 81
+ 10 |
|
16 |
Bond |
β
Arietis
(Sheratan) |
Dog |
(27.4) |
Apr
17
(107) |
107
= 91
+ 16 |
|
17 |
Stomach |
4¹
Arietis
(Bharani) |
Pheasant |
(41.4) |
May
1
(121) |
121
=
107
+ 14 |
|
18 |
Hairy
Head |
η
Tauri
(Alcyone)
(?) |
Cockerel |
(56.1) |
May
16
(136) |
136
=
121
+ 15 |
|
19 |
Net |
ε
Tauri
(Ain) |
Crow |
(65.7) |
May
26
(146) |
146
=
136
+ 10 |
|
20 |
Turtle |
λ
Orionis
(Heka) |
Monkey |
(83.2) |
Jun
12
(163) |
163
=
146
+ 17 |
|
21 |
Three
Stars |
ζ
Orionis
(Alnitak) |
Gibbon |
(84.7) |
Jun
13
(164) |
164
=
163
+ 1 |
|
June
solstice |
|
22 |
Well |
μ
Gemini
(Tejat
Posterior) |
Tapir |
(95.4) |
Jun
24
(175) |
175
=
164
+ 11 |
|
23 |
Ghost |
ρ
Gemini
? |
Goat |
(112.1) |
Jul
11
(192) |
192
=
175
+ 17 |
|
24 |
Willow |
δ
Hydrae
|
Stag |
(129.6) |
Jul
28
(209) |
209
=
192
+ 17 |
|
25 |
Star |
α
Hydrae
(Alphard) |
Horse |
(142.3) |
Aug
10
(222) |
222
=
209
+ 11 |
|
26 |
Extended
Net |
ε
Hydrae
/ μ
Hydrae |
Ox |
(131.9
/
157.1) |
Jul
30
(211)
/
Aug
25
(237) |
237
=
222
+ 15 |
|
27 |
Wings |
α
Crateris
(Alkes) |
Snake |
(165.6) |
Sep
2
(245) |
245
=
237
+ 8 |
|
28 |
Chariot |
γ
Corvi
(Gienah) |
Worm |
(185.1) |
Sep
22
(265) |
265
=
245
+ 20 |
|
September
equinox |
|