Scorpio Quote Of The Day

Before the Chaldeans, until the middle of the first millennium B.C.E., there were only eleven constellations in the zodiac, so that Scorpio included Libra.

Sep 16, 2008

13th Century, Amiens, France



Finely carved relief Scorpio sign appears on a portal of the west facade of the Cathedral of Amiens, which was built between 1218 and 1269. Picture is courtesy of Vassil from Wikimedia entry Zodiac. Medieval people ascribed agricultural (more than astrological) meaning to the Zodiac.

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