The Twelve Constellationsof the Zodiac

• the ram

• the ram with the golden fleece which rescued a young boy and his sister from death

• the white bull

• Zeus disguised himself as a white bull in order to kidnap a woman named Europa.

• the twins

• named for the twins Castor and Pollux

• the crab

• sometimes connected with the crab that attacked Hercules at Hera’s command

• the lion

• traditionally the Nemean Lion that Hercules killed during his Twelve Labors

• the virgin goddess

• sometimes Persephone, but usually Justice

• a set of scales

• sometimes referred to as the “scales of justice” which weighed the souls of the dead

• the scorpion

• the scorpion that attacked Orion or Phaethon

• the archer centaur named Chiron

• Chiron was reputed to be the teacher of such men as Achilles and Jason.

• a goat

• often connected with the goat-god Pan

• the water bearer

• often referred to as the cupbearer of the gods

• fish

• said to be Cupid and Venus who changed themselves into this form to escape Typhon