Astrological ages occur because of a phenomenon known as the precession of the equinoxes, and one complete period of this precession is called a Great Year or Platonic Year of about 25,920 years. Astrological age Īn astrological age is a time period in astrology that parallels major changes in the development of Earth's inhabitants, particularly relating to culture, society and politics, and there are twelve astrological ages corresponding to the twelve zodiacal signs. This parallels the entering into the Age of Pisces. The story of the birth of Christ is said to be a result of the spring equinox entering into the Pisces, as the Savior of the World appeared as the Fisher of Men.
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Purim, a Jewish holiday, falls at the full moon preceding the Passover, which was set by the full moon in Aries, which follows Pisces. The Greek myth on the origin of the sign of Pisces has been cited by English astrologer Richard James Morrison as an example of the fables that arose from the original astrological doctrine, and that the "original intent of was afterwards corrupted both by poets and priests." In modern mythology and religion Because of these myths, the Pisces constellation was also known as "Venus et Cupido," "Venus Syria cum Cupidine," "Venus cum Adone," "Dione" and "Veneris Mater," the latter being the formal Latin term for mother. As a sign of gratitude towards the fish, Aphrodite put the fish into the night sky. Doves sat on the egg until it hatched, out from which came Aphrodite. A similar myth, one in which the fish "Pisces" carries Aphrodite and her son out of danger, is resounded in Manilius' five-volume poetic work Astronomica: "Venus ow'd her safety to their Shape." Another myth is that an egg fell into the Euphrates River. Typhon, the "father of all monsters," had been sent by Gaia to attack the gods, which led Pan to warn the others before himself changing into a goat-fish and jumping into the Euphrates.
Īccording to one Greek myth, Pisces represents the fish, sometimes represented by a shark, into which Aphrodite (also considered Venus) and her son Eros (also considered Cupid) transformed in order to escape the monster Typhon. "Pisces" is the Latin word for "fishes." It is one of the earliest zodiac signs on record, with the two fish appearing as far back as c. Pisces is the mutable water sign of the zodiac.ĭivine associations with Pisces include Poseidon/ Neptune, Aphrodite, Eros, Typhon, Vishnu and the Sumerian goddess Inanna. Although they appear as a pair, the name of the sign in all languages originally referred to only one fish with the exception of Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Dutch, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Italian. They are ruled by the planet Jupiter (Neptune in modern astrology). The fish are usually portrayed swimming in opposite directions this represents the duality within the Piscean nature. The astrological symbol shows the two fishes captured by a string, typically by the mouth or the tails. Ptolemy described Alpha Piscium as the point where the cords joining the two fish are knotted together. Nevertheless, the sign of Pisces remains in the 30-degree span of 330°-0°. The constellations in earlier times were primarily used as markers to help determine what influence was in the sky. One star in the constellation, Alpha Piscium, is also known as Alrescha, which comes from the Arabic الرشآء al-rišā’, meaning "the well rope," or "the cord." The constellation, however, is different from the astronomical location in where the sign occupies space. There are no prominent stars in the constellation, with the brightest stars being of only fourth magnitude. Today, the First Point of Aries, or the vernal equinox, is in the Pisces constellation. While the astrological sign Pisces per definition runs from ecliptic longitude 330° to 0°, this position is now mostly covered by the constellation of Aquarius due to the precession from when the constellation and the sign coincided. "A cord joins the tails of Pisces, the two fishes," from Atlas Coelestis.
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