Category: Gods > Stars & Constellations
1 Introduction
This work ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus, entitled On the 15 Stars, 15 Stones, 15 Herbs and 15 Talismans, survives in multiple Latin redactions, based on an earlier Arabic (and perhaps before that, Greek) versions.
[Joan Evans, app. G …]
2 Translation
1.
Star: Aldebaran, 1 of Gemini, 6 northern.
Stone: carbuncle or ruby.
Herb: […]
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2
Star: Pleiades.
Stone: crystal.
Herb: fennel.
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3
Star: Caput Algol, 18 of Taurus, 23 northern.
Stone: diamond.
Herb: black hellebore.
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4
Star: Alhalhoch, 14 of Gemini, 23 northern.
Stone:
Herb:
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5
Star: Canis Major, 6 of Cancer, 40 southern.
Stone: beryll.
Herb: savin.
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6
Star: Canis Major, 18 of Cancer, 17 southern.
Stone: agate.
Herb:
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7
Star: Cor Leonis, 12 of Leo, 1 northern.
Stone:
Herb:
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8
Star: Ala Corvi, 2 of Libra, 15 southern.
Stone:
Herb:
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9
Star: Spica, 15 of Libra, 2 southern.
Stone:
Herb: salvia.
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10
Star: Arcturus, 12 of Libra, 31 northern.
Stone: jasper.
Herb: plantago
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11
Star: Cauda Ursae Majoris, 18 of Virgo, 54 northern.
Stone: magnet.
Herb:
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12
Star: Lucida Coronae, of Scorpio, 45 northern.
Stone: topaz.
Herb: rosemary.
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13
Star: Cor Scorpionis, 1 of Sagittarius, 4 southern.
Stone: sard with amethyst.
Herb: […]
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Star: Vultur Cadens, 6 of Capricorn, 62 northern.
Stone:
Herb:
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<15>
Star: Cauda Capricorni.
Stone: chalcedony.
Herb: marjoram.
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