Virgo the Virgin,sixth of the twelve constellations or signs of the Zodiac. The figure of the virgin is superimposed on a photograph in which the constellation stars have been enhanced. The virgin is an old & astrologically important constellation. In the earliest records,she is a mother goddess. She was Kanya,mother of Krishna in India; Ishtar in Babylonia; Isis in Egypt. In Greece & Rome,she was Astreae,daughter of Zeus & Themis. She carries a sheaf of wheat in honour of the harvest. The modern "virgin" may come from her identification with Mary by early Christians. The Sun is in Virgo from 23 August to 22 September | |
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