The Zodiac
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Aries |  Latin for "the Ram" not war-god ares. frienly Ram with a goldern fleece. Placed in the heavens by Zeus |
| Taurus | Latin for "the Bull" carried Europa across the see from Phoenicia to Crete. Other versions say it was Zeus himself |
| Gemini | Latin for "the Twins" possibe twin candfidates were Castor and Pollux who were sons of Leda but by different eggs |
| Cancer | Latin for "the Crab" one of Hera's pet monsters crushed by Hercules in his second labor |
| Leo | Latin for "the Lion" another monster Hercules had to defeat Zeus placed it into the heavens because of Hera |
| Virgo | Latin for "the Virgin" best candidate was Dike, Tustice personified, removed from the Earth by Zeus |
| Libra | Latin for "the Balance" or "the Scales" originally part of Scorpio for equal day and night the idea of the balance was born scales were transferred from Scorpio to Virgo |
| Scorpio | Latin for "the Scorpion" took part in an argument betweeen Artimis and Orion killed Orion who became a constellion eventually |
| Sagittarius | Latin for "the archer" a centaur with a bow and might have represented Chiron |
| Capricorn | Latin for "goat-horned" a fish with the head of a goat fed Zeus secretely on Crete horn became the origianl cornucopia |
| Aquarius | Latin for "the Water Pourer" sometimes said to be the greek Noah only survivor other than his wife that survived the prehistoric flood sometimes said to be Zeus's cubbearer |
| Pisces | Latin for "the Fishes" may have bored the ancient people because there is no myth for it |
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