With Druidical religious rites were blended Arkite and sabian superstition. |
Thabit ibn Qurra was a notable 9th century sage, a native of Harran and a member of the dedicated star worshippers of the Sabian sect. |
And, to complete the union of sabian symbolisation, the serpent mingles in the general tale! |
In the sabian worship the rising sun was adored on its resurrection from the apparent death of its evening setting. |