The more psychic among them possess healing gifts, especially in curing the mentally sick. Zeus in the guise of an eagle represented by the constellation Aquilla, carried In spite of the often intensely magnetic, forthcoming and open personality of the more extrovert kind of Aquarian, and of their desire to help humanity, neither type makes friends easily. The edge established between Pisces and Aquarius locates the beginning of the Aquarian Age around the year 2600. Even in company they are fiercely independent, refusing to follow the crowd. He stands with what appears to be either nectar, the drink of the gods, or water coming out of the cup. Myth about Deucalion, the only man to survive the alleged Great Flood. Aquarius is one of the most famous of the ancient constellations as it is also a sign of the Zodiac, although there are several different Greek myths used to explain its existence. Greece: In antiquity, Hera's daughter Hebe, goddess of eternal youth, was cup bearer to the gods. Aquarius is identified as GU.LA "The Great One" in the Babylonian star catalogues and represents the god Ea himself, who is commonly depicted holding an overflowing vase. In Western conceptions of astrology an individual born under this Sun sign is known as an Aquarian. Aquarius is the eleventh astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation Aquarius. Ever since, the boy has served as cupbearer to the gods. Aquarius is one of the faintest constellations in the Zodiac. It spans the 300-330th degree of the zodiac, between 305.25 and 332.75 degree of celestial longitude, which In the Tropical zodiac the Sun transits this area on … First observed in October 1780, M73 was described by Messier as three or four small stars which look like a nebula at first sight and contain a little nebulosity. They sometimes appear to condescend to others and take too little trouble to cultivate the acquaintance of people who do not particularly appeal to them. Some have gifts as entertainers and make good character actors (having an ability to mimic) and musicians. The four stars form the shape of a Y, and their magnitudes range from 10.5 to 12.0. Deucalion is known as the 'Water Bearer' because he not only lived through the flood, but he helped to bring life to a new generation. you have to remember that back in ancient Greece, it was the social norm Aquarius is actually Ganymede, a beautiful Trojan prince who was kidnapped by Zeus and made immortal so he can live with him as a lover and cupbearer on Olympus. In mythology Aquarius is often associated with the mythological figure of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, from the Greek myth of the Trojan War. The story then differs - one version telling how Zeus sent his pet eagle, Aquila to carry Ganymede to Olympus, another that it was Zeus, himself, disguised as an eagle, who swept up the youth and carried him to the home of the gods. Homer said Ganymede was the loveliest born of the race of mortals. It spans the 300-330th degree of the zodiac, between 305.25 and 332.75 degree of celestial longitude, which In the Tropical zodiac the Sun transits this area on average between January 21 to February 18 each year. The Arabs, dependent on the water of the rainy season, saw Aquarius as a bucket because their religion forbids them from showing pictures of any living form. Eventually he was glorified as Aquarius, god of rain, and placed amongst the stars. It is only a small group of stars of similar magnitude that are possibly associated as a multiple-star system. The water carrier represented by the zodiacal constellation Aquarius is Ganymede, a beautiful Phrygian youth. Aquarius is another such example. At first Zeus wants to punish Ganymede, but in a rare moment of self-reflection, Zeus realizes that he has been a bit unkind to the boy, so he makes him immortal as the constellation representing the Aquarius myth. This time represented the triumph of the moon god, Chandra, when he reached his maximum splendor and was drunk by the sun, Indra. *Ganymedes also symbolized homosexual romance; these two symbols were a direct counterpoint to Helen of Troy in her symbolic persona of heterosexuality. Aquarius is identified with Ganymede, a youth whom Zeus fell in love with. They appreciate opportunities for meditation or, if they are religious, of retreats. They do not give themselves easily - perhaps their judgment of human nature is too good for that - and are sometimes accounted cold. Aquarius as the God of the Waters must have been regarding as a good god by some and a bad god by others, depending on the prevailing climate of their region. var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7775239-1"); It is also considered an air sign and is one of four fixed signs.Aquarius has been traditionally ruled by the planet Saturn, and, since its discovery, Uranus has been considered a modern co-ruler of this sign. The most famous Greek myth associated with the constellation Aquarius is the tale of Ganymede , the Trojan prince abducted by the eagle of Zeus, to become the god’s lover, and also the cupbearer of the gods. Aquarius is associated with water, rain, floods and fountains. Ganymedes was the son of Tros, king of Troy (some say that he was also son of Dardanus).