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Horoscope types, 1488. These little images show a horoscope and indicate the likely character of the subject such as the curious one on the bottom right: Homo cum capite canino - man with a dog's head. 'This man was quarrelsome and as unpopular as a dog.' The three figures above are the decans of Aries. Each zodiac sign is divided into three sections, and each section contains 10 days. These sections are known as decans.