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Zodiac Signs and Their Constellations
Quote of the Day
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Excelsior
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New York State Motto
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“Ever Upward”
The Zodiac
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The signs of the Zodiac
are based off of a ring
of constellations that
the sun seems to pass
through each year.
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The constellations
represent various
figures/creatures from
Greek mythology
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Depending on the
month & day when you
were born, you are
assigned a Zodiac sign
Capricorn
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The Sea Goat
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Dec 22 – Jan 19
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Half goat, half fish
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Goat that nursed
baby Zeus
Aquarius
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The Water Bearer
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Jan 20 – Feb 18
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Represents
Ganymede, a youth
taken to Mount
Olympus by Zeus to
act as a cupbearer
to the gods
Pisces
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The Fish
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Feb 19 – Mar 20
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Latin plural for “fish”
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Aphrodite and Eros
escaped from the
monster Typhon by
turning into fish and
leaping into the sea
Aries
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The Ram
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Mar 21 – Apr 19
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Latin for “ram”
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The golden ram
whose fleece was
stolen by Jason and
the Argonauts
Taurus
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The Bull
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Apr 20 – May 20
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Zeus transformed into
a bull and brought
Europa to be the first
queen of Crete
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Cretan Bull: Labor of
Hercules
Gemini
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The Twins
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May 21 – June 21
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Famous twins Castor
and Pollux: Castor
was the son of the
King of Sparta and
Pollux was the son of
Zeus
Cancer
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The Crab
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June 22 – July 22
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Lernean Hydra: Labor
of Hercules
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Hera sent the crab to
attack Hercules, he
kicked it so hard it
landed in the sky
Leo
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The Lion
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July 23 – Aug 22
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Nemean Lion killed
by Hercules as one
of the Twelve
Labors
Virgo
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The Maiden
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Aug 23 – Sept 22
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Associated with
Demeter/Ceres,
goddess of
wheat/agriculture
Libra
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The Scales
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Sept 23 – Oct 23
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Latin for “weghing
scales” or “balance”
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Held by the goddess
of justice, Astraea
Scorpio
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The Scorpion
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Oct 24 – Nov 21
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Scorpion sent to kill
Orion
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Turned into a
constellation by Zeus
Sagittarius
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The Centaur Archer
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Nov 22 – Dec 21
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Latin for “archer”
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Often identified as the
centaur Chiron, tutor
to Jason