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Signs of Venus (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Ištar (Venus) 01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery 01.04 Concept of god (1) 01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism) 01.04.03.06 Seven planetary gods 01.04.03.06.05 Ištar (Venus) Star Omens 05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore 05.02 Omen interpretation 05.02.01 Celestial omens (Enūma Anu Enlil) 05.02.01.04 Star Omens	Keywords astrology magic
Period Roman Empire	Channel Papyri from Egypt

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Papyri Graeci Magici:
If you see the star (= Venus) shining steadily, it is a sign that she has been smitten, and if it is lengthened like the flame of a lamp, she has already come (or: attracted).

Source (list of abbreviations)
Papyri Graeci Magici

Bibliography

Betz 1996, 94

Betz, Hans Dieter. The Greek magical papyri in translation. Including the Demotic spells. Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1996.

Amar Annus

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