The golden apples of the hesperides quia9/19/2023 ![]() ![]() of Job, by the word Gneish, meaneth this Sign or Constellation. For this cause also among the fixed Stars of the North, there is one called Draco, a Dragon, all of them ending their course with the Sun and Moon, and they are in this Sphear called by Astronomers the Intersections of the Circles, the supe∣rior of these ascending, is called the head of the Dragon, and the inferior descending, is called the tail of the Dragon. Which watchful are to void loves snares and net.įor this cause the Egyptians did picture Serapis their God with three heads, that is to say, of a Lyon in the middle, on the right hand a meek fawning Dog, and on the left hand a ravening Wolf, all which forms are joyned together by the winding body of a Dragon, turning his head to the right hand of the God which three heads are interpreted to signifie three times that is to say, by the Lyon the present time by the Wolf, the time past and by the fawning Dog, the time to come all which are guarded by the vigilancy of the Dragon. And among other things, Alciatus hath an emblem of their vigilancy standing by an unmarried Virgin. The derivation of the Greek word, beside the conjecture afore expressed, some think to be derived from Derkein, because of their vigilant eye-sight, and therefore it is faigned that they had the custody not only of the Golden-fleece, but also of many other treasures. The Grecians at this day call it Drakos the Germans, Trach Lindtwarm the French, Ʋn Dragon the Italians, Drago, and Dragone. m, and such other terms, that may be referred to this place.We read of Albedisimon, or Ahedysimon, for a kinde of Dragon, and also Alhatraf, and Hauden, Haren carn ![]() The Chaldees call it Darken, and it seemeth that the Greek word Dracon is derived of the Chald The Hebrews call it Thanin, and Wolphius translateth Oach a Dragon, in his Commentaries upon Nehemiah. But such is the neces∣sity hereof, that I can omit nothing making to the purpose, either for the nature or mortality of this Serpent, therefore I will strive to make the description pleasant, with variable history, seeing I may not avoid the length hereof, that so the sweetnesse of the one, (if my pen could so expresse it) may countervail the tediousnesse of the other. AMong all the kindes of Serpents, there is none comparable to the Dragon, or that affordeth and yeeldeth so much plentiful matter in History for the ample discovery of the nature there∣of: and therefore herein I must borrow more time from the residue, then peradventure the Reader would be willing to spare from reading the particular stories of many other. ![]()
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