Let Sigma(R) be the group of symmetries of the Julia set of a rational map R and K-f,K-n be the Konig's method for polynomial f of order n (>= 2). For any given integer n >= 2, we prove that if f is in normal form, then Sigma(f) is a subgroup of Sigma(K-f,K-n). We also obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for the Julia set of K-f,K-n to be a line. (C)...