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posted May 18, 2011 09:29 AM            

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like I find on a lot of sites that it mentions that Aphrodite, the Venus Goddess, is associated with Libra and/or Taurus. Or really Athena is Libra because she represents civilization and justice...Also that Zeus is Sagittarius while Ares is Aries. etc etc. Does anyone have some valuable incites on this?

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posted May 18, 2011 10:36 AM            

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They definitely do... somehow.
I was raised in Greece and read in many sources that western astrology does have roots in the greek mythology.

Here's a link I found... giving a brief explanation! http://www.igreekmythology.com/greek-zodiac.html

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posted May 18, 2011 10:39 AM            

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Well, if you look at zodiac sign rulers, the planets, you will see that they correspond with Gods.

ie: Gemini/Virgo = Mercury aka Hermes
Libra/Taurus = Venus aka Aphrodite
Aries = Mars aka Ares
Sagittarius = Jupiter aka Zeus
and so on

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posted May 18, 2011 11:49 AM            

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Welcome!

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posted May 18, 2011 02:50 PM            

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Oh, of course they do! Welcome!

In my country, there is a book for teens called "Olympus Legends", and I learned a lot of things when I recently read it. The planets are archetypes, as the Gods were. For instance, Saturn, the god of time, who ate his children was often portrayed as an old man.
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/index.htm
http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roman-gods/

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