The Serpent on Elizabeth’s sleeve represents the Oreborus, whose tail she tasted at the end of this great cycle.
Riddle from Page 1, Sibylline Oracles:
170 Do thou discern. I clothe me with the heaven,
And cast the sea around me, and for me
Earth is a footstool, and the air is poured
Around my body; and on every side
Around me runs the chorus of the stars.
175 Nine letters have I; (Elizabeth I) of four syllables
I am; discern me. The first three have each
Two letters, the remaining one the rest,
And five are mates; and of the entire sum
The hundreds are twice eight and thrice three tens
180 Along with seven. Now, knowing who I am,
Be thou not uninitiated in my lore.”
September 21, 2010 at 4:36 am
The Serpent on Elizabeth’s sleeve represents the Oreborus, whose tail she tasted at the end of this great cycle.
Riddle from Page 1, Sibylline Oracles:
170 Do thou discern. I clothe me with the heaven,
And cast the sea around me, and for me
Earth is a footstool, and the air is poured
Around my body; and on every side
Around me runs the chorus of the stars.
175 Nine letters have I; (Elizabeth I) of four syllables
I am; discern me. The first three have each
Two letters, the remaining one the rest,
And five are mates; and of the entire sum
The hundreds are twice eight and thrice three tens
180 Along with seven. Now, knowing who I am,
Be thou not uninitiated in my lore.”