Until now astrologers have paid little attention to Priapus and there is little research on the subject. He is often portrayed with an oversized phallus. In mythology Priapos (Greek spelling) was a god of fertility in Asia Minor. They are more or less opposite points only at times when the sun is in conjunction with one of them or at an angle of 90° from them' (Dieter Koch).Īpogee & Perigee, Priapus & Lilith Mythology It turns out that the motions of the lunar perigee and apogee form curves of different quality and the two points are usually not in opposition to each other. This solar perturbation results in gigantic monthly oscillations in the ephemeris of the osculating apsides (the amplitude is 30 degrees). ' Although Kepler ellipses are a good means to describe planetary orbits, they fail with the orbit of the moon, which is strongly perturbed by the gravitational pull of the sun. Yet, there are considerable problems in exactly calculating these apsides: Priapus and Lilith form an axis and are sensitive points in the horoscope. Lilith is defined as the Moon's apogee, the most distant point on its elliptical orbit of the Earth, and Priapus is astronomically opposite - in other words, the perigee or closest point to the Earth.
