Ffeithlen

Arwyddion y Sidydd

ARIES - The Ram

The name:

Aries was the sacred ram. According to Greek legend, Jason went on a long quest to search for its golden fleece.

Type of person

Ruled by the planet Mars.
An adventurous, indepedent, lively and enthusiasic person
Likes projects and new ideas.
Can be aggressive and argumentative.

TAURUS - The Bull

The name:

The god Zeus wanted a beautiful young woman called Europa as a wife. So he took on the form of the bull and carried her away on his back to the island of Crete.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Venus.
A practical, careful and dependable person.
Likes the arts and the natural world.
Can be stubborn and jealous.

GEIMINI - The Twins

The name:

Castor and Pollux were twin sons of the god Zeus and Leda. Castor was a mortal and Pollux a god. After the two were killed in battle, Zeus set their bodies together among the stars.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Mercury.
A lively, clever and intelligent person.
Likes variety and change.
Can be inconsistent and impatient.

CANCER - The Crab

The name:

One of Herecles' (Hercules) tasks was tio kill the Hydra, a nine-headed serpent. He succeeded in cutting of its last head by throwing Cancer, the giant crab at it and so killing two of his mortal enemies - the Hydra and Cancer.

Type of person:

Ruled by the Moon.
An emotional, sensitive, kind and affectionate person.
Likes the familiar.
Can be moody and difficult to understand.

LEO - The Lion

The name:

Another of Herecles' tasks was to kill the Nimean lion. This was a very firce lion, nut Heracles killed it with his bare hands. He thin skinned the lion and wore its pelt.

Type of person:

Ruled by the Sun.
A strong, proud, confident and courageous person.
Likes attention and the good things of life.
Can be very sensitive and dogmatic.

VIRGO - The Virgin

The name:

The people of earth had become greedy and deceitful and the gods at Olympus has tired of them. There was, however, one pure girl - Astrea - whom Zeus put in the skies to shine among the stars.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Mercury.
A dependable, sincere and tidy person.
Likes being active and precise.
Can be overconcerned about health issues.

LIBRA - The Scales

The name:

The Roman symbol for justice was a blindfolded figure holding a set of scales. The blindfold was there to show that the law was blind to a person's status - everyone was equal under the law.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Venus.
A social, cheerful, romantic and idealistic person.
Likes a quiet life and pleasant working conditions.
Can be indecisive and dislike being alone.

SCORPIO - The Scorpion

The name:

Artemis, the daughter of the god Zeus, loved Orion, son of the god Poseidon. But Artemis' brother Apollo was jealous of the relationship and sent a giant scorpion to kill Orion. Artemis and Apollo then fixed Apollo's image in the skies to remember him.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Pluto.
A very emotional, serios and determined person.
Likes living life to the full.
Can be jealous, suspicious and devious.

SAGITTARIUS - The Archer

The name:

Chiron the centaur - half man, half horse - lived on Mount Pelion. Sons of kings were sent to him to learn battle skills and also the art of healing with herbs.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Jupiter.
A kind, dependable, honest and optimistic person.
Likes travel and freedom.
Can appear to be tactless.

CAPRICORN - The Goat

The name:

Capricorn was one of the children of the sea god, Neptune. He had the head and forelegs of a goat and the tail of a fish. The Romans believed that it was Capricorn that caused storms at sea.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Saturn.
A dependable, careful, patient and organised person.
Likes the arts.
Can appear dour with a dry sense of humour.

AQUARIUS - The Water Carrier

The name:

Zeus admired Ganymede - the handsome youth from Troy. One day, Zeus took on the form of an eagle, seized Ganymede and carried him back to Olympus. There he was given the task of pouring nectar into the cups of the gods and goddesses.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Uranus.
A kind, friendly, intelligent and intuitive person.
Likes personal independence.
Can be unpredictable and distant.

PISCES - The Fishes

The name:

One day, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was out walking with her son Eros when they came across the Typhon - an ugly creature with a hundred heads. Running away from it, they came to a river. Suddenly, two huge fish appeared; Aphrodite and Eros jumped on their backs and escaped from the Typhon.

Type of person:

Ruled by the planet Neptune.
A sensitive, compassionate, imaginative and intuitive person.
Likes the arts and water sports.
Can lack self-confidence and easily hurt.