I was wondering what you may think of knowledge of the planets before Pythagoras. Surely the Greeks would have known that the morning and evening Venus were the same because this would be something even prehistoric hunters would recognize identity in. Have you seen this article on early Greek astral worship?

“ The Neglected Heavens: Gender and the Cults of
Helios, Selene, and Eos in Bronze Age and
Historical Greece”

I just discovered it…