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The Hieroglyphics of Horapollo

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How a Man Who Overcomes His Private Enemy

To denote a man who overcomes his private enemy, they delineate an HYÆNA TURNING TO THE RIGHT; but if himself overcome, they on the contrary depict ONE TURNING TO THE LEFT; for should this animal, when pursued, turn to the right, it slays the pursuer, but if to the left, it is slain by the pursuer.

Footnotes
LXX. See the skin placed before Osiris, B. I. c. 40. The skin is in some manner connected with judgment and protection, but it is not yet well understood.