Atalanta Fugiens · 1618 · Emblem XXX
Sol indiget luna, ut gallus gallina.
The sun needs the moon, as the cock needs the hen.
The solar and the lunar are not ranked. Each needs the other.
Where do you favour the sun and neglect the moon, or the other way around?
Michael Maier, Atalanta Fugiens (Oppenheim, 1618). Engraving in the public domain. Motto transcribed from the 1618 edition; translation and reading by The Hermetic School. All the emblems.