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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Copper | |
| was by the ancient alchemists called Venus; gold, symbol of Apollo (the sun); silver, of Diana (the moon); iron, of Mars; quicksilver, of Mercury; tin, of Jupiter; and lead, of Saturn. | 1 |
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