Origins of the BOC symbol

[Jean Lansford]

On Wed, 3 Dec 1997 15:01:05 -0500, Marc Power <mpower at FCMC.COM> wrote:

>Now, on to the BOC symbol, which BOC maintained was the ancient symbol
>for Kronos.
>
>     |
>     |
>  ---.---
>      \
>    \_/
>
>I have never before seen this symbol, except in relation to BOC,
>does anyone have a pre-BOC reference?
>
>Saturn is the Roman name for Kronos, the Greek God of time, armed
>with a Scythe or Sickle and an Hour-Glass (Old father Time).
>
>This is the planetary symbol for Saturn:
>
>     |
>    -|-
>     |/\
>     | /
>
>There is some similarity here, even so far as orientation.

My understanding is that the differences are calligraphic, not
fundamental.

MYTHIC ASTROLOGY says the symbol for the asteroid Ceres is a reversed
Saturn, but it's drawn as a reversed BOC symbol.


Jean Lansford
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