Chapter XXXVIII.—Illusive Appearance of the Stars.
But the scales of fishes—for instance, the seahorse—cause the stars to appear to be; the scales being steeped in a mixture of water and gum, and fastened on the ceiling at intervals.
[38] Ἀστέρας δὲ εἶναι δοκεῖν ποιοῦσι θρισσῶν [ἢ] ἱππούρου φολίδες, ὕδατι μετὰ κόμ[μ]εως δεδευμέναι καὶ προσπεπλασμέναι τῷ ὀρόφῳ κατὰ διαλείμματα.