A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . \ ?^<* TWO VIKWS or A MODEI. OF A SHEEPS LIVER. ANNOTATED FOR PURPOSES OF DIVINATION. Brit. Mus., Xo. 92668. i CULTURAL INFLUENCE 303 that they influenced historical writings. As the sun atthe vernal equinox gradually progressed through theecliptic constellations, so, according to the theory, thehistory of the world was believed to be evolved inharmony with its course, and the pre-ordained fate ofthe universe was slowly unrolled. Up to this point the astral theory is very completeand, granting its origi
A history of Babylon from the foundation of the monarchy to the Persian conquest . \ ?^<* TWO VIKWS or A MODEI. OF A SHEEPS LIVER. ANNOTATED FOR PURPOSES OF DIVINATION. Brit. Mus., Xo. 92668. i CULTURAL INFLUENCE 303 that they influenced historical writings. As the sun atthe vernal equinox gradually progressed through theecliptic constellations, so, according to the theory, thehistory of the world was believed to be evolved inharmony with its course, and the pre-ordained fate ofthe universe was slowly unrolled. Up to this point the astral theory is very completeand, granting its original hypotheses, it goes smoothlyenough. But as soon as its authors try to fit the exist-ing legends to their theory, difficulties begin. InBabylonian mythology we find no pair of heroes whopresent any resemblance to the Dioscuri. But lunarcults were prominent in the earliest Babylonian epoch,and, in default of any closer parallel, the two phases ofthe waxing and the waning moon have been treated ascharacterizing the myths and legends of the Age ofthe Twins. Borrowing a term f
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