![]() People born under this sign burn with enthusiasm. The ruling planet of Dhanus is Jupiter, which accounts for this universalist tendency, and involves both an aspiration to lofty and broad ideals and a desire to manifest them as systems of thought. The attributes identified with Sagittarius are those of that celestial zone or house which has been linked up with an affinity for collective thought-structures. The archetypal form suggests the essential aspirational character of Sagittarius by an arrow with a cross-member denoting a bow. The glyph that represents Sagittarius is of even more ancient origin than the iconograph and, like the other glyphs of the zodiac, tells a complex story in one or two simple lines. ![]() The human torso and arms are always powerfully depicted in ancient as well as modern illustrations of the symbol, while the head is uplifted, its eyes steadily fixed upon a distant target. These implements are extremely meaningful: the upper and human portion of the body both directs the lower animal portion and draws the bow and arrow. The Latin name Sagittarius is taken from Sagitta and refers to the arrow, while its Hindu name, Dhanus, refers to the bow. In Baby Ionian tradition this elaborate zodiacal symbol had the head of a human as well as that of an animal and, like its Egyptian counterpart, wore a crown upon the forward-looking human head. He is a man-horse with drawn bow and arrow, sometimes depicted with wings, sometimes with two heads, one facing forward and one turned back. Though the stars in the celestial hemisphere designated as Sagittarius do not appear to depict the outlines of a centaur-like figure, it is in this zone that ancient astronomers located those cosmic influences that could be symbolized in the form of an archer with the body of a horse. Ancient myths and temple carvings convey this tale of selfless heroism and reveal that to reward the wise and courageous centaur, Jupiter placed him among the constellations where he became Sagittarius. He knew that Heracles had shot the tormenting eagle that so cruelly punished the Titan and he prepared himself to fulfil the prophecy by sacrificing his own immortality, descending into Hades in exchange for the restoration of Prometheus to his Olympian home. Celebrated for skill in prophecy, he knew the causes of the titanic struggles of the gods and the reason why Prometheus had stolen the celestial fire. Teacher of Achilles, friend and mentor of Heracles, this son of Kronos had suffered a wound which afflicted his immortal frame. ![]() On the grassy soil of Pelion lay Chiron, the aged centaur.
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