The braying of these animals, aided and added to the gods shouts, frightened a group of fierce giants who were coming to avenge their brothers, the Titans, to such a degree, that they fled the scene of battle. Manilius alludes to these outstretched stars as a Yoke. Kalev Pehme pointed out in his feature in The Myths Of The Zodiac that in all likelihood, the asses were much more important than the crab to the constellation Cancer. Along with the Asses in the Persian lunar station Avra-k , this group was known as 'the Cloud', and the Coptic Ermelia , 'Nurturing'. I have a friend who has Pluto and North Node in the 5th house on both of these stars and she adopted two children when these points were activated.
Donkeys are herd animals, a patient and very sure-footed beast of burden with loving personalities.
They form close attachments to their owners and to other donkeys. Because of their laid-back, easygoing personalities, they make wonderful pets for children, the handicapped and the elderly. Female donkeys produce good milk. Donkeys are used for sheep protection, the donkey will chase and often trample the predator. Donkeys are also very adept at halter breaking young calves and yearling horses.