Virgo (astrology)
The zodiac sign Virgo (Greek parthenos παρθένος, Latin virgo) corresponds to the sixth section of the zodiac of 150 ° to 180 ° ecliptic longitude from the vernal equinox.
The sun is in the middle in the period 24 August to 23 September in this sign. Due to the migration of the vernal equinox the zodiac sign Virgo no longer corresponds to the constellation Virgo today. In the constellation Virgo, the Sun is approximately in the period 17 September to 31 October.
After Tetrabiblos of Claudius Ptolemy
- Is the virgin female ( I.12 ) and
- Mercury is the ruler of the sign, ( I.17 ) and
- Venus is in Virgo increased ( I.19 ).
As melothesische equivalent of the Virgin was associated in the ancient Iatroastrologie the intestines without the otherwise awarded organs kidney and spleen. The associated deity was Ceres.
With Capricorn and Taurus is the Virgin Trigon of the element earth, and with Sagittarius, fishing and twins the square of the four common signs.
The character was already part of the Babylonian zodiac. It appears as " ear of corn " ( AB.SIN ) On the MUL.APIN panels. It is the ear of corn, on the one hand Spica (Latin ear of corn ), the main star of the constellation, and the other, in Greek mythology, the Virgin Kore the abducted into the underworld and re-appearing in the spring corresponds daughter of Demeter.
Shown is the sign since ancient times as a young woman holding a single ear of corn. Origin and interpretation of the astrological symbol are unclear. What is striking is the similarity with the symbol of Scorpio. One possible explanation is that it is an ancient form of the letter " m ", which is meant to refer to the special medical meaning of the sign. To distinguish a sting in the scorpion was then added and the Virgin a curved line, which in turn symbolizes the ear of corn.
The Unicode character for the symbol is U 264 D ( ♍ ).