▁in ▁the ▁outer ▁circle , ▁and ▁Hel ios , ▁the ▁Gre co - R oman ▁sun ▁god , ▁appearing ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁circle . ▁The ▁outer ▁circle ▁consists ▁of ▁twelve ▁pan els , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁correspond ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁contain ▁the ▁appropriate ▁Gre co - R oman ▁z od iac ▁sign . ▁Fem ale ▁b ust s ▁symbol izing ▁the ▁four ▁seasons ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁corners ▁immediately ▁outside ▁the ▁z od iac . ▁In ▁the ▁center , ▁Hel ios ▁appears ▁with ▁his ▁signature ▁Gre co - R oman ▁icon ographic ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁fier y ▁crown ▁of ▁ray s ▁ad or ning ▁his ▁head ▁and ▁the ▁highly ▁st yl ized ▁quadr iga ▁or ▁four - hor se - dra wn ▁ch ari ot . ▁The ▁background ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁cres cent ▁sh aped ▁moon ▁and ▁stars . ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁" Binding ▁of ▁Isaac " ▁panel , ▁the ▁z od iac ▁symbols ▁and ▁season al ▁b ust s ▁are ▁l abeled ▁with ▁their ▁corresponding ▁Heb rew ▁names . ▁ ▁This ▁z od iac ▁wheel , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁similar ▁examples ▁found ▁in ▁contempor aneous ▁syn agog ues ▁throughout ▁Israel ▁such ▁as ▁N aar an , ▁Sus i ya , ▁Ham at ▁T iber ias , ▁H use ifa , ▁and ▁Se pp hor is , ▁rest ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁debate ▁regarding ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁J uda ism ▁and ▁general ▁Gre co - R oman ▁culture ▁in ▁late