Man in the Moon

[porphyry]

here is the earliest known depiction of the man in the moon, from a second BC Cuneiform astrological handbook. The Babylonians believed that the moon was a male god called Sin (the co-incidence with the English word is just that); he is known to the Greeks as Men (hence menses).

Comments

Re: The moon as the source of decay

[malkhos.livejournal.com]

you don't say? I only have about 60 mms. pages on this topic--its the backgroud of the astrobolein that afflicted Plotinus at V. Plot. 10

Re: The moon as the source of decay

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Alas, poor Plotinus. I'm happy to have not known him well.