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Zodiac Signs - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The Ram
        
        Its representation as a ram is identified with the Egyptian god Amon and, in Greek mythology, with the ram with the golden fleece, on the back of which Phrixus, the son of King Athamas, safely fled Thessaly to Colchis, where he sacrificed the ram to Zeus, who placed it in the heavens as the constellation. The ram’s golden fleece was recovered by Jason, leader of the Argonauts.
        
        Aries contains no very bright stars; the brightest star, Hamal (Arabic for “sheep”), has a magnitude of 2.0.
        
        Fire
        
        Red
        
        Mars
        
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- - - - The Bull
        
        Its representation as a bull is related to the Greek myth of Zeus, who assumed the form of a bull to abduct Europa.
        
        The constellation’s brightest star, Aldebaran (Arabic for “the follower”; also called Alpha Tauri), is the 14th brightest star in the sky, with a magnitude of 0.85.
        
        Earth
        
        Green and Pink
        
        Venus
        
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- - - - The Twins
        
        It is represented by a set of twins (or in Egyptian astrology by a pair of goats and in Arabian astrology by a pair of peacocks). In addition to their identification as Castor and Pollux, the twins have also been related to other celebrated pairs, such as the younger and older Horus or Romulus and Remus.
        
        Its brightest stars are Castor and Pollux (Alpha and Beta Geminorum); Pollux is the brighter of the two, with a magnitude of 1.15, and is the 17th brightest star in the sky.
        
        Air
        
        Light - Green and Yellow
        
        Mercury
        
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- - - - The Crab
        
        ts representation as a crab (or lobster or crayfish) is related to the crab in Greek mythology that pinched Heracles while he was fighting the Lernaean hydra. Crushed by Heracles, the crab was rewarded by Heracles’ enemy, Hera, by being placed in the heavens.
        
        It contains the well-known star cluster called Praesepe, or the Beehive. Its brighest star, Al Tarf (Arabic for “the end” [of one of the crab’s legs]), also called Beta Cancri, is quite dim, with a magnitude of 3.6.
        
        Water
        
        White
        
        Moon
        
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- - - - The Lion
        
        Its representation as a lion is usually linked with the Nemean lion slain by Heracles (Hercules) as part of the 12 Labours he was forced to do as penance for killing his wife and children..
        
        Regulus (Latin for “little king”; also called Alpha Leonis), the brightest star, is of magnitude 1.35.
        
        Fire
        
        Gold, Yellow, Orange
        
        Sun
        
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- - - - The Virgin
        
        It is represented as a young maiden carrying a sheaf of wheat. She is variously identified as a fertility goddess (the Babylonian and Assyrian Ishtar, among others) or the harvest maiden (the Greek Persephone and others).
        
        The constellation’s brightest star, Spica (Latin for “head of grain,” also called Alpha Virginis), is the 15th brightest star in the sky, with a magnitude of 1.04.
        
        Earth
        
        Grey, Beige, Pale-Yellow
        
        Mercury
        
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- - - - The Balance
        
        It is represented by a woman (sometimes identified with Astraea, the Roman goddess of justice), holding a balance scale or by the balance alone.
        
        Its stars are faint; the brightest star, Zubeneschamali (Arabic for “northern claw,” as it was earlier regarded as part of Scorpius; also called Beta Librae), has a magnitude of 2.6.
        
        Air
        
        Pink and Green
        
        Venus
        
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- - - - The Scorpion
        
        Its representation as a scorpion is related to the Greek legend of the scorpion that stung Orion to death (said to be why Orion sets as Scorpius rises in the sky). Another Greek myth relates that a scorpion caused the horses of the Sun to bolt when they were being driven for a day by the inexperienced youth Phaeton.
        
        Its brightest star, Antares (Alpha Scorpii), the 15th brightest star in the sky, has a magnitude of 1.1.
        
        Water
        
        Scarlet, Red, Rust
        
        Pluto, Mars
        
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- - - - The Archer
        
        It is represented either by a centaur shooting a bow and arrow or by an arrow drawn across a bow. The identification of Sagittarius as a mounted archer was made by the Babylonians as early as the 11th century BCE.
        
        The brightest star is Kaus Australis (from the Arabic for “bow” and the Latin for “southern,” respectively; it is also called Epsilon Sagittarii), with a magnitude of 1.9. Many of the stars are arranged in the prominent asterism called the Teapot.
        
        Fire
        
        Blue
        
        Jupiter
        
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- - - - The Goat
        
        One explanation of the fishtail with which the goat is often represented is found in the Greek myth of Pan, who, to avoid the monster Typhon, jumped into the water just as he was changing into animal shape. The half above water assumed the shape of a goat while the lower half, the tail, assumed the shape of a fish.
        
        Its stars are faint; Deneb Algedi (Arabic for “kid’s tail”) is the brightest star, with a magnitude of 2.9.
        
        Earth
        
        Brown, Black
        
        Saturn
        
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- - - - The Water Carrier
        
        Its representation as a man pouring a stream of water out of a jug came about, it has been suggested, because in ancient times the rising of Aquarius coincided in the Middle East with a period of floods and rain.
        
        It lacks striking features, the brightest star, Sadalmelik (Arabic for “the lucky stars of the king”), being of magnitude 3.0.
        
        Air
        
        Light Blue and Silver
        
        Uranus and Saturn
        
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- - - - The Fish
        
        Its representation as two fish tied together is usually related to the Greek myth of Aphrodite and Eros, who jumped into a river to escape the monster Typhon and changed into fish, or, alternatively, the two fish that carried them to safety.
        
        The constellation contains only faint stars without any striking grouping; the brightest star, Eta Piscium, has a magnitude of 3.6.
        
        Water
        
        Mauve, Lilac, Purple, Violet, Sea green
        
        Neptune, Jupiter
        
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