CHAPTER II. Taurus--the Bull

TAURUS--THE BULL

The Constellation--Aldebaran--The Chaldeans--The Temples--Apis Bull--Aphrodite--Characteristics of Taurus--Training--Gems of Taurus--The Sapphire--Bishop’s Ring--St. Jerome--Qualities of the Sapphire--Star Sapphire--Solomon’s Seal--Charlemagne’s Talisman--The Turquoise--Bœtius de Boot--Horseman’s Talisman--Qualities of the Stone 149-60