that the world would be destroyed by a great conflagration when all the planets met in this sign…. Capricornus is somewhat triangular in shape and is the 40th largest constellation in the night sky, occupying 414 square degrees. The first contains three stars, the second two. In addition, this constellation has eight main stars, one Messier and five meteor showers associated with it; the Alpha Capricornids, the Chi Capricornids, the Sigma Capricornids, the Tau Capricornids, and th…

Along with the sign, the constellation is also noted as the “Mansion of Kings.” Unfavorably situated with regards to lunar eclipses, it indicates major storms, especially at sea. However, there are several interesting stars located in Capricornus.
Honor and preferment if culminating. He did not mention Al Shat, which seems to have been introduced into the scene by Arab astronomers, for the attention of Mr. Dabih, we must presume. Berossos (the Babylonian historian Berossos, about 200 BC) is reported by Seneca to have learned from the old books of Sargon [this Sargon has been considered the almost mythical founder of the first Semitic empire, 3850 BC.] Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Richard H. Allen, 1889, p.135. The brightest star in the constellation is Deneb Algedi, Delta Capricorni. The almanac of 1386 has: “Whoso is borne in Capcorn schal be ryche and wel lufyd”; in 1542 the Doctor, as Arcandum was called, showed that a man born under it would be a great gallant, would have eight special illnesses, and would die at sixty; and according to Smyth it was “the very pet of all constellations with astrologers, having been the fortunate sign under which Augustus and Vespasian were born,” although elsewhere, in somewhat uncourtly style, he quotes: “prosperous in dull and heavy beasts.” It also appears to have been much and favorably regarded by the Arabians, as may be seen in their names for its chief stars, and in the character assigned by them to its lunar mansions. Only one is above magnitude 3, and that is Deneb Algedi, which has an apparent magnitude of 2.81. Situated in the head of the creature, it is actually a stellium of five stars in two very close groups,  α¹ and α². Ampelius singularly associated it with the burning south wind Auster, and Manilius said that it reigned over France, Germany, and Spain; in later times it ruled Greece, India, Macedonia, and Thrace, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg, Saxony and Wilna, Mexico and Oxford. It also was regarded as under the care of the goddess Vesta, and hence Vestae Sidus. If rising, good-tempered, healthy, gain by industry and marriage. Astronomica, Manilius, 1st century AD, book 4, p.241. Very close to these is γ Capricorni, Al Shat (the Sheep), generally viewed as a ‘sacrificial lamb’ symbol, while conjunct in longitude but somewhat to the south of the others is β Capricorni, Dabih, ‘The Slaughterer’. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.36. There are few bright stars in the constellation of Capricornus. Learned clergy of three religions have written volumes about this legend, a rather sick one to most people today. [3], Capricornus Constellation [Urania’s Mirror]. Ptolemy gave Giedi the very unusual rating of a Venus-Mars type, while Dabih, its full name being Al Sa’ad al Dhabih, the Lucky Slaughterer, is a Saturn-Venus. The growth of the idea that it was Divinely ordained is not surprising in the wake of a cosmic disaster that had almost wiped out everyone.

It should be pronounced ‘zhaydy’, coming from one of the Arabic words for goat: Al Jadii. If culminating, improved health, fame by help of superiors): those in the feet and in the belly act in the same manner as Mars and Mercury (high enterprise, combative, destructive.

Very close to these is γ Capricorni, Al Shat (the Sheep), generally viewed as a ‘sacrificial lamb’ symbol, while conjunct in longitude but somewhat to the south of the others is β Capricorni, Dabih, ‘The Slaughterer’. This is another apparent double star, β¹ and β². In astrology, with Taurus and Virgo, it was the Earthly Trigon, and black, russet, or a swarthy brown, was the color assigned to it; while, with Aquarius, it was the House of Saturn, as that planet was created in this constellation, and whenever here had great influence over human affairs; as Alchabitus asserted, in the Ysagogicus of 1485, caput et pedes habet; and it always governed the thighs and knees. If culminating, changeable in business): those in the tail are like Saturn and Jupiter (Dignified, pious, conservative, acquisitive, retentive. But some of the Orientals knew it as the Southern Gate of the Sun, as did the Latins in their altera Solis Porta. It will serve us best to consider the whole group at once. Capricornus is also neighbors with Aquarius, Aquila, Microscopium, Piscis Austrinus and Sagittarius. Home  /  Fixed Stars  /  Capricornus Constellation. Readers will generally be familiar with the story of Abraham being spared at the last moment from having to sacrifice his son Isaac when God provided a sheep as an alternative. [2], Capricornus next to the eastward from Sagittarius, is our Capricorn, the French Capricorne, the Italian Capricorno, and the, German Steinbock, — Stone-buck, or Ibex, — the Anglo-Saxon Bucca and Buccan Horn…Very frequent mention was made of this constellation in early days, for the Platonists held that the souls of men, when released from corporeity, ascended to heaven through its stars, whence it was called the Gate of the Gods; their road of descent having been through Cancer. [5], New Moon October 16, 2020 – Quest for Power, Saturn Opposite Midheaven Natal and Transit. Constellation Capricornus: Ptolemy’s observations are as follows “The stars in the horns of Capricorn have efficacy similar to that of Venus, and partly to that of Mars (shameless, vain, self-indulgent, abandoned, violent passions, danger of seduction, riotous living but often self-respecting and decent.) The first contains three stars, the second two. It sounds horrible either way, and so it was, but quite possible. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.36.
Manilius also wrote of it as in our motto, And at Caesar’s Birth Serene he shone. )” By the Kabalists this constellation is associated with the Hebrew letter Yod and the 10th Tarot Trump “The Wheel of Fortune.” [1], The constellation Capricorn has a great influence over human affairs portending major changes in such areas as climate and political customs. Human sacrifice may have had its origins in one of two ways after the Great Disaster; either the shortage of food was such that warring between communities was conducted for what little was available, including the bodies captured, dead or alive, or else the general condition of the survivors was so poor that the leaders had many of the culled to preserve the quality of the fitter ones. Capricornus Constellation the Sea Goat, is an ecliptic constellation laying between constellation Sagittarius and constellation Aquarius. Giedi is the first star by longitude in Capricorn, also the first by Greek letter rating, α Capricorni, though not actually the brightest. It spans 25 degrees longitude in the zodiac sign Aquarius. The stars in the mouth are like Saturn, and partly like Venus (slovenly, very immoral, shameless, revolting, mean, sorrows in love. Currently, around 5 stars that host planets have been discovered in Capricornus. Capricornus is a faint constellation, with only one star above magnitude 3; its alpha star has a magnitude of only 3.6. But these benign qualities were only occasional, caused probably by some lucky combination with a fortunate sign, as is known only to the initiated, for its general reputation was the reverse; and, in classical days, when coincident with the sun, it was thought a harbinger of storms and so ruler of the waters. Capricornus has three stars with known planets and also contains a Messier object, M30 (NGC 7099). The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse, 1988, p.100.

This is another apparent double star, β¹ and β². The Capricorn constellation contains 17 named fixed stars. Capricornus belongs to the Zodiac family of constellations, along with Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquarius, and Pisces. If rising, rash, very obstinate, ruined by headstrong and precipitate conduct.