According to astrology, Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and is thought to govern the time between around March 21 and approximately April 19. Its depiction as a ram is associated with the Egyptian god Amon and the ram with the golden fleece in Greek mythology.
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What is the oldest sign in the zodiac?
The Latin term for “fishes” is “pisces.” It is one of the oldest zodiac signs known to man, with the two fish first appearing on an Egyptian coffin lid around 2300 BC.
The fish, often portrayed by a shark, that Aphrodite (also known as Venus) and her son Eros (also known as Cupid) changed into in order to flee the demon Typhon are represented by Pisces in one Greek tale. Pan alerted the other gods that Typhon, the “father of all monsters,” had been sent by Gaia to attack the gods. He then transformed into a goat-fish and dove into the Euphrates. In his five-volume lyrical work Astronomica, Manilius echoes a fable in which the fish “Pisces” rescue Aphrodite and her son from peril: “Venus ow’d her safety to their Shape.” It’s also a myth that an egg accidentally dropped into the Euphrates River. Fish then rolled it to the shore. Doves sat on the egg till Aphrodite emerged from it after hatching. Aphrodite released the fish into the night sky as a token of appreciation to the fish. Because of these legends, the constellation of Pisces has also been referred to as “Venus et Cupido,” “Venus Syria with Cupidine,” “Venus cum Adone,” “Dione,” and “Veneris Mater,” the Latin term for mother in its formal sense.
English astrologer Richard James Morrison has used the Greek tale about the creation of the sign of Pisces as an illustration of the fables that developed from the original astrological teaching and that the “original aim ofwas thereafter distorted both by poets and priests.”
Who created the first zodiac?
Since the Persians conquered Egypt in 525 BC, Egyptian astrology most likely incorporated some Mesopotamian elements. In support of this, historian Tamsyn Barton cites the Dendera Zodiac as an illustration of what appears to be Mesopotamian influence on the Egyptian zodiac, which shared two signsthe Balance and the Scorpion (the Balance was known as the Scorpion’s Claws in the Greek version).
Egypt was ruled over and influenced by the Hellenistic culture after Alexander the Great invaded it in 332 BC.
After the conquest, Alexander created the city of Alexandria, and the Ptolemaic intellectuals of Alexandria produced a large amount of writing in the third and second century BC. Horoscopic astrology was created in Ptolemaic Alexandria by combining Babylonian astrology with the Egyptian practice of Decanic astrology. This included the Babylonian zodiac, complete with its planetary exaltation system, sign triplets, and eclipse significance. Along with this, it also included the Greek system of planetary Gods, sign rulership, and the four elements, as well as the Egyptian idea of dividing the zodiac into 36 decans of ten degrees each, with a focus on the rising decan.
The decans served as a technique for calculating time based on the constellations. They were led by Sirius or Sothis in the sky. The night was divided into “hours” by the decans rising during the course of the night. It was thought that the last hour of the night was when a constellation rose shortly before daybreak (this is known as its heliacal rising). Each constellation rose shortly before sunrise for ten days of the year. Each decan corresponded to 10 zodiac degrees when they were first incorporated into Hellenistic Age astrology. Predictions on the positions of planets in zodiac signs at the time of the rising of specific decans, particularly Sothis, are listed in texts from the second century BC. The Dendera Zodiac, the first Zodiac discovered in Egypt, dates to the first century BC.
The Greco-Roman astrologer and astronomer Ptolemy, who lived in Alexandria during Roman Egypt, was particularly significant in the creation of horoscopic astrology. The Tetrabiblos, a treatise by Ptolemy that served as the foundation for the Western astrological tradition, is said to have “enjoyed virtually the authority of a Bible among the astrological writers of a thousand years or more” as a source of later reference. After being translated from Arabic into Latin by Plato of Tivoli (Tiburtinus) in Spain, 1138, it became one of the earliest astrological manuscripts to be transmitted in Medieval Europe.
The system of horoscopic astrology was allegedly entrusted to an Egyptian pharaoh named Nechepso and his priest Petosiris very early on, according to Firmicus Maternus (4th century). The Hermetic texts were also created at this time, and Clement of Alexandria’s description of Egyptian religious rites, written during the Roman Empire, illustrates the extent to which astrologers were expected to be familiar with the texts:
Their religious rituals serve as the main indicator of this. The Singer enters the room first, carrying a musical symbol. They claim that he needs to master two of Hermes’ books, the first of which includes the gods’ hymns and the second of which contains the rules for the king’s existence. The Astrologer then moves forward after the Singer, holding a horoscope in one hand and an astrological symbol on the other. He must constantly be carrying the four Hermes astrological books in his mouth.
Why is Aries the first sign in the zodiac?
The vernal equinox, or first day of spring, used to be when the Sun was “in” the constellation of Aries. We should clarify that the Sun appears to move between the thirteen constellations that make up the “zodiac” as the Earth circles around it. The phrase “First Point of Aries” (or “Cusp of Aries”) was first used by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicea (190-120 BCE), who noted that the Sun was in the constellation Aries at the time of the spring equinox. However, because to precessional wriggling, the Sun’s apparent vernal equinox position has consistently moved along the ecliptic by nearly 1 degree every 73 years. Every 26,000 years, the wobbling of our planet’s polewhich is mostly brought on by interactions with the Sun and Mooncauses it to trace a 47-degree circle across the sky. Consequently, during this 26,000-year cycle, the vernal equinox point will be “hosted” by each of the thirteen zodiac constellations. Astronomer Jean Meeus claims that around 68 BCE, the vernal equinox point crossed the Aries-Pisces boundary. Ironically, barely than a century after Hipparchus’ passing, this change took place. Since then, Pisces has been the western route taken by the vernal equinox point. The vernal equinox will pass through Aquarius, the Water Bearer, in AD 2597. Or, to be more precise, it will enter the rectilinear area known as the Aquarius “region” by the International Astronomical Union. The vernal equinox will probably still be referred to as the “First Point of Aries” by astronomers even then.
The vernal equinox point moves around the ecliptic as a result of the Earth’s precessional wobble once every 26,000 years. The term “First Point of Aries” refers to this point’s former position in Aries the Ram. The vernal equinox point is currently in Pisces and will move towards the Aquarius region in the late 26th century. Keep in mind that the astrological sign of Aries serves as the emblem for the vernal equinox point.
Pisces: A Rare Sign?
With the least number of bearers, Pisces is regarded as the rarest sign in the zodiac. Perhaps you are a Pisces and people constantly react negatively when they meet someone from this sign, or perhaps you’ve never met a Pisces.
What sign is the oldest, Aquarius?
One of the first known constellations is Aquarius, which is a part of the zodiac. The second century saw the discovery of Aquarius by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy. In Latin, its name translates to “cup carrier” or “water bearer.”
What age is the Zodiac murderer?
- The former administrator of the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Joseph alias Giuseppe Bevilacqua, was named as a suspect in the Zodiac and Monster of Florence murder cases by Italian journalist Francesco Amicone in 2018. Amicone claimed that Bevilacqua confessed to killing the victims in both incidents on September 11, 2017. The investigations into Bevilacqua brought on by Amicone’s probe were concluded in 2021 at the request of Pm Luca Turco, the Attorney in charge of the Monster investigation. Turco stated that “this journalistic inquiry is marked by suggestions, assumptions, and asserted intuitions, and it does not contain any factual element likely to rise to the dignity of a clue” in support of his request. Additionally, Pm Turco pursued legal action against Amicone for slandering Bevilacqua.
- Newspaper editor Richard Gaikowski was the subject of a MysteryQuest program from the History Channel in 2009. Gaikowski was employed for the counterculture newspaper Good Times in San Francisco at the time of the murders. Gaikowski resembled the composite sketch in terms of appearance, and Nancy Slover, the Vallejo police dispatcher who was contacted by the Zodiac shortly after the Blue Rock Springs Attack, recognized the Zodiac’s voice in a recording of Gaikowski.
- In his book The Black Dahlia Avenger, retired police investigator Steve Hodel makes the case that his father, George Hodel, was the Black Dahlia murderer, who also killed Elizabeth Short. His father’s Los Angeles district attorney’s office previously concealed files and wire recordings were made public as a result of the book, proving that the senior Hodel was in fact a leading suspect in Short’s slaying. In a letter that was later written and included in the updated edition, district attorney Steve Kaye stated that if George Hodel were still alive, he would be charged with the offenses. In a subsequent book, Hodel presented circumstantial evidence that his father was also the Zodiac Killer, citing a police sketch, the correspondence between the Zodiac Killer and the Black Dahlia Avenger, and a review of disputed documents.
- Lawrence Kaye, afterwards Lawrence Kane: Kane was identified in a photo lineup by Kathleen Johns, who claimed to have been kidnapped by the Zodiac Killer. Kane resembled the man he and Eric Zelms met, according to patrol officer Don Fouke, who may have seen the Zodiac Killer after the death of Paul Stine. Kane and Donna Lass, a potential Zodiac victim, both worked at the same hotel in Nevada. After sustaining brain injuries in an accident in 1962, Kane was given an impulse-control disorder diagnosis. He was detained for prowling around and voyeurism. A French-Moroccan business consultant named Fayal Ziraoui asserted in 2021 that he had cracked the Z13 cipher and that the answer to the riddle was “My name is Kayr,” which is probably just a mistake for Kaye. Others contested Ziraoui’s ability to crack the encryption.
- Richard Marshall was charged with being the Zodiac Killer after allegedly making a murderous suggestion in private, according to police sources. Marshall resided close to the locations of the Bates and Stine killings in Riverside in 1966 and San Francisco in 1969. He was a projectionist and fan of silent movies, showing Segundo de Chomn’s The Red Phantom (1907), whose name was reportedly referenced in a 1974 Zodiac letter. Marshall “makes good reading, but in my opinion is not a very good suspect,” according to detective Ken Narlow.
- It was revealed in February 2014 that Louis Joseph Myers told a friend he was the Zodiac Killer in 2001 after realizing he had liver cirrhosis and was approaching death.
- Upon his passing, he asked that Randy Kenney call the police. Myers passed away in 2002, but Kenney is said to have had trouble convincing the police to help and take the allegations seriously. There are multiple possible links between Myers and the Zodiac case; Myers supposedly worked in the same restaurant as victim Darlene Ferrin and went to the same high schools as victims David Farraday and Betty Lou Jensen. When no Zodiac letters were received between 1971 and 1973, Myers was serving in the military overseas. According to Kenney, Myers admitted that he targeted couples because he had experienced a difficult split with a partner. Despite their skepticism, the case’s officers think the story is plausible enough to look into if Kenney can provide solid proof.
- Formerly unknown identity thief Robert Ivan Nichols, also known as Joseph Newton Chandler III, committed suicide in Eastlake, Ohio, in July 2002. Investigators learned that he had stolen the identity of an eight-year-old kid who had died in a vehicle accident in Texas in 1945 after they were unable to find his family after his death. Nichols’ efforts to conceal his identity raised suspicions that he was a dangerous fugitive. On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Marshals Service revealed his identification at a press conference in Cleveland. He matched police sketches of the Zodiac, lived in California, where the Zodiac operated, and some Internet sleuths speculated that he might be the Zodiac Killer.
- Ross Because of the potential connection between the Riverside murder of Cheri Jo Bates and the Zodiac Killer, Sullivan is now a subject of interest. Sullivan, a library assistant at Riverside City College, was suspected of the crime by his coworkers because they claimed he disappeared for a number of days after the murder. Sullivan looked like a Zodiac sketch and was wearing military-style boots with patterns similar to those at the Lake Berryessa crime scene. Sullivan underwent numerous hospital stays for schizophrenia and bipolar illness.
- Dennis Kaufman asserted that Jack Tarrance, his stepfather, was the Zodiac in 2007. The FBI received many things from Kaufman, including a hood resembling the Zodiac’s. News reports state that the FBI’s DNA testing on the objects was found inconclusive in 2010.
- Lyndon Lafferty, a former member of the California Highway Patrol, said that the Zodiac Killer was a 91-year-old resident of Solano County, California, who went by the alias George Russell Tucker. Using the Mandamus Seven, a group of retired police officers, Lafferty found Tucker and laid out an alleged cover-up for why he wasn’t pursued. Due to the fact that police did not view Tucker as a suspect, his death in February 2012 went unreported.
- Gary Stewart said in a book he wrote in 2014 titled The Most Dangerous Animal of All that he had come to the conclusion that Earl Van Best, Jr., was the Zodiac Killer as a result of looking for his biological father. The book was turned into a documentary series for the FX Network in 2020.
The zodiac is how old?
Aries was the “Age of Aries” when the zodiac system was created in Babylonia, about 2,500 years ago. It is assumed that the precession of the equinoxes was unknown at the time. The signs of the coordinate system can be fixed to the stellar backdrop for sidereal or tropical interpretations in modern times, respectively, with the signs fixed to the point (vector of the Sun) at the March equinox.
Hindu astrology employs a sidereal method, as opposed to the tropical one used in Western astrology. The outcome is a gradual separation of the initially congruent zodiacal coordinate system, with a precession rate of 1.4 degrees clockwise (westward) every century.
This indicates that the tropical sign of Aries currently is somewhere within the constellation Pisces for the tropical zodiac used in Western astronomy and astrology (“Age of Pisces”).
The ayanamsaayan, which means “transit” or “movement,” and amsa, which means “little part,” or the movement of equinoxes in small partsis taken into account by the sidereal coordinate system. It is unknown when Indians first became aware of the precession of the equinoxes, but Bhskara II’s treatise Siddhanta Shiromani, written in the 12th century, provides equations for measuring the precession of the equinoxes and claims that his equations are based on some missing Suryasiddhanta equations as well as the Munjaala equation.
Hipparchus is credited with discovering precession somewhere about 130 BC. In the seventh book of his 2nd century astronomical masterpiece, Almagest, Ptolemy borrows from Hipparchus’ now-lost work “On the Displacement of the Solstitial and Equinoctial Points,” where he describes the phenomena of precession and calculates its value. According to Ptolemy, the zodiac was traditionally started at the vernal equinox and was always referred to as “the first degree” of Aries in Greek mathematical astronomy. Because its starting point rotates around the backdrop constellations throughout time, it is referred to as the “tropical zodiac” (from the Greek trpos, turn).
Geminus of Rhodes’ astronomical work from the first century BC describes the idea that for Greek astronomers, the vernal point serves as the first degree of the zodiac. Geminus notes that, in contrast to the earlier Chaldean (Babylonian) system, which placed these points within the zodiac signs, Greek astronomers of his day associated the two solstices and the two equinoxes with the initial degrees of the zodiac signs. This shows that, contrary to popular belief, Ptolemy did not invent the idea of the tropical zodiac but rather only defined Greek astronomers’ convention.
In his astrological work, the Tetrabiblos, Ptolemy demonstrates that the concept of the tropical zodiac was well understood by his forebears by explaining why it would be incorrect to compare the irregular boundaries of the visible constellations with the regularly spaced signs of the seasonally aligned zodiac:
The equinoctial and tropical points should be used to determine the start of the signs and phrases. This rule is not only explicitly stated by writers on the issue, but it is also made particularly clear by the constant proof provided that people’s natures, influences, and familiarities are solely derived from the tropics and equinoxes, as has already been amply demonstrated. And if other beginnings were permitted, it would either be necessary to exclude the characteristics of the signs from the theory of prognostication or impossible to do so without making mistakes in the retention and application of them because the regularity of their spaces and distances, which is what gives them their influence, would then be invaded and broken.
Zodiac signsare they true?
Ancient astronomers assigned the zodiac constellations particular patterns that resemble the shapes of animals and people. As seen in the illustration, the zodiac constellations actually form a belt in the sky that spans about eight degrees above and below the ecliptic plane.
Aries: Is it a rare sign?
Aries is the second-rarest zodiac sign, followed by Sagittarius, both of which are fire signs, according to Stardust.
Stardust claims that Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and that this sign is known for having an inspirational jolt that “gets everyone going and moving. The third-rarest sign of the zodiac, Sagittarius, “falls during the autumn season and are renowned to be adventurous and free-spirited,” according to Stardust.
Zeus’s astrological sign is?
Zeus, often known as the king of the gods, is the god of the sky and thunder. Some claim that because he was the keeper of vows, he exposed liars. Considering that Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of abundance and honesty, there isn’t much more Sagittarius than that. The archer of Sagittarius is likened to Zeus’ arrow. Because Jupiter is the planet of expansion, whatever it touches inevitably grows. It stands to reason that the god of Sagittarius would be the most powerful of them.