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Saturn, Roman god of time, 1569. Saturn (Greek Kronos) riding in his chariot drawn by dragons. He devoured all his children except Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Saturn was considered a male planet, warm, with characteristics of Earth and lead, properties of dry and cold. He had two 'houses', Aquarius and Capricorn, whose symbols are on the wheels of his chariot. His metal was lead. Agriculture, the aged and the melancholic came under his protection. From Phaenomena et Prognostica by Aratus. (Cologne, 1569).