211. The synodic cycle of Venus is 584 days. The cycle of the pentagram of Venus as exemplified from AD 1900-07-08 to 1908-07-06 could be said to measure 8 * 365.25 (the Julian year) - 2 = 2920 days = 5 * 584. But the leap years complicate matters. Should we simply measure our year as 365.0 days, then 5 * 584 = 8 * 365. Or we could say that our ideal year, as measured by Mercury, should measure 364.0 days, in which case we might instead be attracted by the equation 8 * 364 = 2912 days = 5 * 584 - 8. The total number of glyphs on the C tablet is 348, possibly by cause of the measure for 12 months of Mercury, 348 = 29 * 12 = 364 - 16. ... By throwing the pieces time and again on the surface of the ground (Pachamama) they will inevitably after a sufficient amount of time generate a beautiful and attractive mosaic pattern. ... During his descent the ancestor still possessed the quality of a water spirit, and his body, though preserving its human appearance, owing to its being that of a regenerated man, was equipped with four flexible limbs like serpents after the pattern of the arms of the Great Nummo. The ground was rapidly approaching. The ancestor was still standing, his arms in front of him and the hammer and anvil hanging across his limbs. The shock of his final impact on the earth when he came to the end of the rainbow, scattered in a cloud of dust the animals, vegetables and men disposed on the steps ... For instance, the orbit of Mercury is completely random and therefore its synodic cycle as viewed from Earth could on average be 364.0 days. However, another piece is needed in order to complete the pattern, viz. π (approximately 3.14159): ... Another name for Mercury was Hermes and Hermes Trismegisthos (thrice-mighty) could have referred to the fact that there were 3.141 * 115.88 = 364.0 days for the cycle of the Earth around the Sun. Although the calendar has 365 days for a year this is due to the fact that the Earth has to turn around an extra day in order to compensate for how the direction to the Sun changes during a year ...
This idea seems to be in harmony with the fact that Venus disappears behind the Sun for 8 nights before she returns as Morning Star.
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