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Tonight I came across 12 Zodiac paintings which were unknown to me before. They are by the Dutch artist Johfra who passed away in 1998. I particularly love his interpretation of Capricorn. See the Youtube video for the Zodiac paintings.

Other paintings I liked are Arachne and Hecate. Below you can find Arachne by Johfra, by chance the asteroid is also of importance in my chart. More Johfra works can be viewed on this site.

The myth of Arachne is a very sad one:

In astrology, we have an asteroid maiden called Arachne. Arachne was a peasant girl who hung herself after being disgraced in a weaving contest with Minerva. Minerva was a Goddess who challenged Arachne to a contest. When Arachne’s weaving work was equally beautiful, Minvera, in a jealous rage sliced her weave/web from top to bottom. She then changed her into a spider and is now known for her skill at weaving. Arachne’s astrological glyph (picture) is a spiders web! Was it Shakespeare who said “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive?” – From this digital magazine.