Rediscovering the celestial cuneiform puns that imparted the "Birth of Pegasus" myth
In a recent article the author has shown that Pegasus' appearance in Greek astronomy - as a Flying Horse severed at the navel - displays a one-to-one correlation with wordplay encrypted in its older, Mesopotamian title as the "Field". The current article expands on this idea, demonstr...
Main Author: | McHugh, J. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies
2017-07-01
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Series: | Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies |
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Online Access: | https://aaatec.org/documents/article/jmh2.pdf |
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