aboutThe zodiacAnd the origin of the 88 constellations

Ancient navigate in order to convenient at sea with astronomical observations, and will spread the link them up at the stars in the sky using imagination, half is named, in ancient times the way named according to the myth of ancient civilizations and the shape of the lines (including Mesopotamia, Babylon, Egypt, Greek myth and epic).Partner (in the night sky is largely in the southern hemisphere) is the modern name, often use navigation instrument named after.

Due to the difference of region in ancient times, so look at the starry sky way also is different!Now the world is unified on the basis of the constellation diagram could be divided into eighty-eight area eighty-eight sky constellation.

We usually talk about the constellation (Sign), refers to "the sun constellation" (Sunsign);Namely, in the earth's center, at the same time to see the sun to the track (Greek Zodiac: animals around a circle, also known as "ecliptic") in which the position of a constellation, say what is the man that is sign.

More than two thousand years ago Greek astronomer and bacchus (Hipparchus, 190-120 BC) for specifying the operation of the sun on the ecliptic, location will be probably the into twelve sections, vernal equinox to 0 °, since the vernal equinox (i.e., the zero of the zodiac), every 30 ° is a palace, and then the main palace contains constellations, named followed by ram, Taurus, Gemini, cancer, the lion, maiden, libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, water bottle, Pisces, such as palace, call signs of the zodiac, a total of twelve constellation.When on earth to each equal parts (constellation) was bornbaby, there are several similar characteristics after growing up, including behavior characteristics, traits of character, etc.These associations (rich imagination and creativity) together, they make those stars the embodiment of human nature;And join the myth of color, become a culture (mainly refers to the Greek and Roman mythology) the important part.(the zodiac/astro /)

The evolution of numerology, circulating since at least five thousand years of history, they are represented by the twelve zodiac signs.But the sign is not a certain the meaning of "stars", can only be regarded as "the same name as a representative mark".