Sagittarius (♐︎;Ancient Greek:Τοξότης,romanized: Toxótēs, Latin for "archer") is the ninthastrological sign, which is associated with theconstellationSagittarius and spans 240–270th degrees of the zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between approximately November 22 and December 21.[2] Greek mythology associates Sagittarius with the centaurChiron, who mentoredAchilles, aGreek hero of theTrojan War, in archery.[3]
Sagittarius, the half human and half horse, is thecentaur of mythology, the learned healer whose higher intelligence forms a bridge between Earth and Heaven. Also known as theArcher, Sagittarius is represented by the symbol of a bow and arrow.
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A medieval Sagittarius found in the Church of Notre-Dame,Sablières,France
Along with Aries and Leo, Sagittarius is a part of the Fire Trigon as well as the last of the reproductive trinity.[4] It also follows Gemini and Virgo as third of themutable signs, which are the signs that feature changeable quality.[5] When Sagittarius is depicted as an archer, then he is classified as human but when represented as a centaur, he is nonhuman (bestial).[6] However, the classification of the astrological sign as a human or bestial does not carry practical consequences for interpretation.[6]
As an archer, Sagittarius is said never to fail in hitting the mark and this depiction alludes to the power ofprophecy, hence, the claim that seers and prophets are born in this sign.[4]
Sagittarius as depicted in the 14th-/15th-century Arabic astrology textBook of Wonders
Sagittarius - The Centaur, detail from the Horoscope from 'The book of birth of Iskandar"
Sagittarius from a 1512 German woodcut
A symbolic representation of Sagittarius published in Uranographia byJohann Elert Bode. In tropical astrology, there is no correspondence between the constellation and the astrological signs.
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