38. The living spirit (breath) at Aries (the Hired Man, the Agrarian Worker) must have been regarded as Bharani (41 Arietis):
When north of the equator the Sun reached Zuben Elgenubi (α Librae) it was no longer even close to the September equinox. The spirit level which could be imagined to transport the Sun across from one equinox to the other had been disturbed:
According to Hevelius, we can see, it was the right big toe of Virgo who was responsible, and possibly we can therefore identify the dream soul of Hau Maka with Virgo. ... The dream soul went on. She was careless (?) and broke the kohe plant with her feet. She named the place Hatinga Te Koe A Hau Maka O Hiva ...
When at the time of the northern spring the Sun reached Bharani, he had crossed over the equator from the southern autumn, and he would return again down south half a year later. ... Hamiora Pio once spoke as follows to the writer: 'Friend! Let me tell of the offspring of Tangaroa-akiukiu, whose two daughters were Hine-raumati (the Summer Maid - personified form of summer) and Hine-takurua (the Winter Maid - personification of winter), both of whom where taken to wife by the sun ... Now, these women had different homes. Hine-takurua lived with her elder Tangaroa (a sea being - origin and personified form of fish). Her labours were connected with Tangaroa - that is, with fish. Hine-raumati dwelt on land, where she cultivated food products, and attended to the taking of game and forest products, all such things connected with Tane ... And at the ancient time of Bharani the star at the North Pole was not Polaris but β Ursae Minoris - Kochab (as in Babylonian Kakkab = Star).
The change from Kochab to Polaris could have been caused by the right big toe of Cepheus:
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