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Signs speak to you. What about your zodiac signs?
Sun, Moon and Rising: the foundation of your birth chart
Jewelry, key rings, tattoos: zodiac symbols follow us everywhere. But behind each glyph lies a myth, and that story says a lot about your sign’s character.
Ram’s head, crab’s claws, the centaur’s arrow: discover the myth hidden behind the symbol of your zodiac sign.
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Find your sign, its symbol and its story:
The ram’s head
In mythology, it is the ram with the Golden Fleece that Jason sets out to find aboard the Argo; its fleece, guarded by a dragon, is a hard-won prize. Like the ram, Aries natives are fighters who don’t give up.
The bull’s head
In ancient societies, the bull stood for fertility. Its strength and stability are precious assets for those with the Sun in this sign.
The twins
They are Castor and Pollux, sons of Leda and the swan, Zeus in disguise. The brothers had very different personalities: hence the dual nature of Gemini.
The crab’s claws
The goddess Hera sent a crab against Hercules to stop him killing the Hydra of Lerna; the hero crushed it, and the crab rose to the sky. Its sacrifice lives on in Cancer’s protective love.
The lion’s head
The first of Hercules’s twelve labors was to defeat the Nemean lion, whose hide no arrow could pierce. Leo is a sign of strength and light that yields only to a very powerful opponent.
The maiden and the wheat
Its M-shaped glyph depicts the maiden; its loop is said to be a freshly harvested ear of wheat, a memory of ancient harvest cults. Purity of mind and fertility suit Virgo natives well.
The scales
They belong to Astraea, goddess of justice. Many Libra natives are excellent judges and mediators, able to weigh the pros and cons in any situation.
The M and the stinger
Its glyph is said to be the M of Mars, its planet, extended by the stinger. The hunter Orion boasted no animal could kill him: the scorpion proved him wrong. When challenged, Scorpio summons all its strength.
The archer’s arrow
Sagittarius is a centaur: born of a Sumerian legend, it takes on among the Greeks the features of Chiron, the wise and kind centaur. Hence natives who love fun but can fight when conflict comes.
The sea-goat
During the war against the monster Typhon, the god Pan leapt into the Nile and turned into a creature half goat, half fish: the sea-goat. Capricorns use this hero’s cleverness to move forward in life.
The waves of water
Its two wavy lines recall the Egyptian sign for water, and Hapi, god of the Nile, pouring water from two jars onto the earth. Aquarians spread their original vision of the world as one waters a garden.
The two fish
Pursued by the monster Typhon, Aphrodite and her son Eros leapt into a river and turned into fish, tied together by a cord. Pisces natives feel like fish in water in the meanders of their imagination.
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Astrologers use symbols as shorthand: one glyph per sign, drawn in a single stroke, to read a birth chart at a glance. They appear in Greek papyri from Egypt, then in medieval manuscripts.
Today, with horoscopes everywhere, the symbols follow us: jewelry, bags, stickers. Knowing your sign’s myth means learning a little more about yourself: these stories shed light on the timeless character linked to your Sun sign.
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The word zodiac comes from the Greek zōidiakos kyklos, the “circle of little animals”. And indeed:
Each symbol thus links the sky to humanity’s great stories: the labors of Hercules, the loves of Zeus, the wars of the gods.
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Wearing your sign’s glyph as a pendant or bracelet keeps its strength close: the drive of Aries, the stability of Taurus, the intuition of Pisces. Many see it as a talisman linking them to their star.
Each sign also has its own charm: discover the lucky charm of your sign and the most superstitious zodiac signs.
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