Star Signs: Sagittarius

Which Star Sign were you born in?

If you were born between the 23^rd November- 21^st of December, then you were born under the star sign Sagittarius. In this page we examine the image associated with Sagittarius, current and hostroic names for Sagittarius, look at historic figures born under Sagittarius and share interesting facts about the Sagittarius star sign.

Sagittarius. Fire (23^rd November- 21^st of December)

Pabilsag- Babylonian, Sagittario- Italian, Schutze- German, Scytta- Anglo-Saxon

The Arrow itself was Fleche- French, Pfeil- German, Saetta- Italian

Other names for the month

Cheshvan-Hebrew, Kislimu- Babylonian, Kislivu- Assyrian,

General description

Depicted as a centaur, half man, half horse, with a bow ready to fire, a crown on thigh,

Colour

yellow

Famous ancient Sagittarians

Manasseh son of Joseph, adopted by Jacob in the Old Testament, Augustus Caesar,

Occupations.

Emblems and symbols.

Arrows, thunderbolts, lightning, axe, mace

Trees

Limes, mulberries, birches, oaks; under the influence of Jupiter, chestnut, magnolia, oak, maple, sycamore, banyan,

Animals

Eagle, vulture, horse, three headed dog,

Signs and constellations around them. From direct right clockwise

Capricorn, Pisces Australis, Ara, scorpion, Ophiuchus, Antinous (really part of Aquila),

Notes of interest

The stars noted as Antinous were part of Aquilla, until the astronomers guiding the Roman Emperor Hadrian, perhaps to bring him some relief as he despaired over the death of his young lover as they sailed up the Nile, pretended he had been placed in the heavens. The young man in question had apparently drowned himself after an oracle predicted that only if the thing Hadrian loved the most died, could future catastrophe for the Emperor be avoided, silly boy!

Birth sign of William Blake, Winston Churchill, Jimi Hendrix.

Ancient countries etc. under the influence of Sagittarius include.

Crete, Latium, and Trinacria.

Modern countries and cities supposedly under the influence of Sagittarius, include,

Arabia Felix, Hungary, Liguria, Moravia, Spain, and the cities of Avignon, Cologne and Narbonne of France

General qualities

Wisdom, authority, success,

Less known but important qualities

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