1. Aries (March 21st-April 2th)
The symbol of Aries symbolizes the head of a sheep, which is a pictographic method to take out the most obvious horn and nose of the sheep. The green shoots, which symbolize rebirth, show the scene of rebirth and prosperity.
2. Taurus (April 21-May 21)
The symbol of Taurus symbolizes the head of the cow and also depicts the image of the cow with simple lines; Symbol of strength
3. Gemini (May 22-June 21)
The symbol of Gemini symbolizes twins, which is a little more abstract than the first two symbols; From the myth of Gemini, we can know the duality and internal contradictions of Gemini. In fact, Gemini represents not only duality, but so-called pluralism. On the one hand, it can be seen that it is wide, on the other hand, it also implies possible superficiality. It symbolizes wisdom.
4. Cancer (June 22-July 22)
The symbol of cancer symbolizes the chest, which means that cancer is related to the chest; As you can imagine from the myth of cancer, there is a feeling of home, and it is also related to jealousy. On the other hand, it has also been pointed out that the symbol of Cancer is actually a symbol of the crustacean of Cancer, from which it can be seen that the self-protection characteristics and hidden habits of Cancer symbolize strength.
5. Leo (July 23rd-August 22nd)
The symbol of Leo symbolizes the lion's tail, which fully shows the personality of Leo. The myth of Leo can be associated with Leo's romance and enthusiasm. It's easy to think of a lot of enthusiasm and compassion when lions associate the characteristics of Leo, but don't forget that the lioness is out hunting.
6. Virgo (August 23-September 22)
Virgo's characteristics can be found, such as caution, prudence, calmness and shyness. On the other hand, virgins also represent quietness and keenness.
7. Libra (September 23rd-October 23rd)
The symbol of Libra symbolizes a steelyard, the Greek letter ω represents measurement, and the following "-"represents the basis of measurement. Libra's fairness can be seen in the myth of Libra. But from that scale, we can see Libra's basic idea of pursuing balance, and at the same time, the vacillating scale also shows Libra's indecision.
8. Scorpio (October 24th-November 22nd)
From the myth of Scorpio, we can know that Scorpio is the source of jealousy. On the other hand, some people think that the symbol of Scorpio is a symbol of the scorpion's carapace and poisonous needle, showing the characteristics of revenge. Scorpio symbol symbolizes mystery.
9. Sagittarius (November 23-December 21)
The symbol of Sagittarius is the arrow in the shooter's hand, returning to the pictographic form; From the myth of Sagittarius, we can see Sagittarius's wisdom and pursuit of knowledge. The archetype of Sagittarius is a man with a bow and arrow. The horse in the lower half symbolizes the pursuit of ideals, the man in the upper half symbolizes knowledge and wisdom, and the arrow in his hand shows Sagittarius' pursuit of spiritual level.
1. Capricorn (December 22-January 2)
Capricorn's symbol symbolizes the head of sheep and the tail of fish, which is abstract but basically pictographic; From the myth of Capricorn, we can know Capricorn's worries and fears. Capricorn is also called Capricorn, which is caused by the goat image in its upper body. It has a desire to climb the peak, but don't forget that under the water, Capricorn also has a fishtail symbolizing feelings.
11. Aquarius (January 21-February 19)
The symbol of Aquarius symbolizes the waves of water and air, which is concrete but abstract; From the myth of Aquarius, we can see that Aquarius loves freedom and individualism. The wave symbolizing Aquarius is a highly intellectual representative. Thinking about the characteristics of Aquarius from the characteristics of the wave seems to be regular but has no specific image, and it is an unpredictable constellation.
12. Pisces (February 2th-March 2th)
The symbol of Pisces symbolizes two fish, and there is a ribbon connecting them; From the myth of Pisces, we can think of the escape characteristics of Pisces. The two fish in Pisces swim in two directions, which not only shows the duality of Pisces, but also symbolizes the contradiction and complexity of Pisces.
Extended information:
Origin of constellations
In order to facilitate the study and observation of many stars in the sky, astrologers in Mesopotamia divide the starry sky into several regions, and each region is a constellation. It is difficult to say exactly when humans began to have the concept of constellations. This kind of astronomical knowledge was understood by people long before there was a historical record. The name of the constellation probably comes from the sailors who sailed early.
The origins of constellations may be completely different among civilizations in different regions, but with the expansion and mutual influence of civilizations, the culture of constellations also includes the process of integration.
1. Western
In 27 BC, the Greek poet Aratus wrote "Objects", which mentioned 47 constellations. It can be known from the star regions recorded in "Objects" that due to precession, the South Pole in the period described in the book is not consistent with the current South Pole, so it can be inferred that what is recorded in the book is the starry sky before 2 BC.
In the Book of Job, several constellations such as Bear and Orion are mentioned; In the 12th century BC, the land landmarks built in the era of Nebuchadnezzar I were engraved with the designs of Sagittarius, Scorpio and Ophiuchus. The ancient Greek poets Homer and hesiod also mentioned the Great Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, while in the same period Babylon had recorded the zodiac signs in cuneiform.
in the 2nd century, Ptolemy recorded 122 stars in 48 constellations in his Astronomical Masterpiece, which is the prototype of modern constellations. After that, many astronomers filled the Ptolemy constellation with new constellations. Baye in 163, Jahannes Hewelius in 169 and Llakaj in 1752 successively made names for the constellations of Nantian in two centuries.
2. China
See: Star Official, Three Walls, Four Elephants and Twenty-eight Hostels
Some of the names of the Twenty-eight Hostels have been found in the book Zhou Li in the early Zhou Dynasty, which was completed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The records of twenty-eight lodges and four elephants were first found in Historical Records.
In ancient China, Sanyuan, near the North Pole, was designated as the middle official, while Erbasu was actually subdivided from the four elephants, and the star area south of Erbasu was called the foreign official, that is, "middle official+four elephants+foreign officials", which was just one of the numerous methods for dividing the star areas in ancient China.
In ancient China, the stars were used to divide the sky. The earliest recorded work of star officials is Historical Records and Tianguan Book, which contains 91 star officials and more than 5 stars. By the Sui Dynasty, there were 283 star officials recorded in the Song of the Sky, which belonged to Sanyuan or one of the Twenty-eight Hostels. Sanyuan refers to the three regions around the Arctic sky, namely Ziweiyuan, Taiweiyuan and Tianshiyuan.
3. India
See: Twenty-seven Nights
Twenty-eight Nights in India (Nakshatra, meaning "Moon Station") are very similar to those in China, and scholars believe that they both come from the same source.
Different from the division of China's Twenty-eight Lodgings, Indian Twenty-eight Lodgings replaced the cow lodgings in China with the Weaver Maid, and replaced the female lodgings in China with the River Drum (Cowherd). The starting places of both are hornbeams (? , Chitrā), but after that, the starting place of Twenty-eight Hostels in India was changed to Pleiades (,kritik ā).
According to the ancient Indian classics, the room and the wall were once combined into one night to make 27 nights, or some of them were subtracted from the Weaver Girl to make 27 nights, which is consistent with China. The full name of Twenty-seven Hostels first appeared in the Brahma Book of the Partridge.
4. Arab world
After the 9th century, Ptolemy constellation spread to the Arab world. Ptolemy's masterpiece Astronomy was translated into Arabic, and it was called "The Great Theory". Based on this book, Al Su Fei wrote The Book of Stars, one of the three masterpieces of Islamic observational astronomy. ）。 Nowadays, most of the star names used all over the world are from Arabic.
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