Photograph of the constellation of Virgo,with the constellation stars enhanced. Virgo,the Virgin,is the sixth of the twelve constellations or signs of the Zodiac. 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. 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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