Excerpt from A Glossary of Greek Birds The proof and the acceptance of such a theory as this are linked with considerations far-reaching in their interest. The theory has its bearing on our new knowledge of the orientation of temple-walls; it helps to explain what Quintilian meant when he said that acquaintance with Astronomy was essential to an understanding of the Poets; the wide-spread astronomic knowledge which it presupposes may account for the singular interest in and admiration Of the didactic poem of Aratus, the poem translated by Germanicus and Cicero and quoted by St. Paul; and the whole hypothesis points to a broad distinction between two great orders of Myth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.