ZODIAC MYTHS

12 signs, 12 stories

Every constellation got its name from a story. The Greek myth behind each zodiac sign.

  1. ♈

    Aries

    golden-fleece ram · rescuer · sacrifice

  2. ♉

    Taurus

    Zeus's bull · Europa's abduction · white bull

  3. ♊

    Gemini

    Castor and Pollux · sibling bond · mortal-immortal

  4. ♋

    Cancer

    Hera's crab · battle with Heracles · dying for loyalty

  5. ♌

    Leo

    Nemean lion · invincible beast · Heracles' first labor

  6. ♍

    Virgo

    Demeter and Persephone · goddess of harvest · lost daughter

  7. ♎

    Libra

    Themis' scales of justice · balance · last sign added

  8. ♏

    Scorpio

    Orion and the Scorpion · Artemis's punishment · celestial chase

  9. ♐

    Sagittarius

    Chiron the centaur · archer-sage · half-human half-horse

  10. ♑

    Capricorn

    goat-fish Pan · escape from Typhon · transformation

  11. ♒

    Aquarius

    Ganymede's water-bearing · the young beauty's abduction · gods' cup

  12. ♓

    Pisces

    Aphrodite and Eros · escape from Typhon · two fish