Scorpio Quote Of The Day

Nov 9, 2008

Passionate Determined

Scorpio sign and glyph appear on a humoristic 2007 Australian Zodiac stamp designed by
Mitch Vane along with the interpretation of two personality traits associated with this sign.

Nov 4, 2008

Israeli Lottery Ticket

Scorpio sign appears on an Israeli lottery ticket along with the Hebrew words for Good Luck. The word for luck in Hebrew is also the word for astrological sign. We see Scorpio sign on the left and Libra, Aries on the right.

Nov 2, 2008

Ceramic Scorpio Sign

This ceramic wall-hanging blue Scorpio Sign picture is courtesy of Israeli artist Sabina Saad, who bought it at Ramla Market. Diameter: 6 cm. Copyright: Sabina Saad 2008. I guess the artist who made this medallion didn't pay attention to the connection between this sign and "its color", which is brown.

Oct 30, 2008

Palazzo Ducale, Venice

Scorpio sign appears on a marble capital along with the planet Mars and Aries sign at the Palazzo Ducale (1309 to 1424) in Venice:

Picture is cropped from Wikimedia commons entry: Category:Capitals in the Doge's Palace (Venice) - 18  - uploaded by Giovanni Dall'Orto

Bhima River is Connected to Scorpio

The Twelve important Indian Rivers are connected to the Zodiac Signs:

Ganges is connected to Aries; Reva river is connected to Taurus; Saraswati is connected to Gemini; Yamuna is connected to Cancer; Godavari is connected to Leo; Krishna is connected to Virgo; Kaveri is connected to Libra; Bhima River is connected to Scorpio; Radhya Saga is connected to Sagittarius; Tungabhadra is connected to Capricorn; Indus is connected to Aquarius; Pranahitha is connected to Pisces;

Pushkaram is a celebration near each river once in every 12 years. Millions of people participate in each Pushkaram, taking a dip in the river in order to purify physically and mentally.

Oct 29, 2008

14th century Arab Illustration

Scorpio sign appears on a 14th century C.E. illustration from an Arabic manuscript , which is dedicated to astrology, astronomy and geomancy and which was compiled by Abd al-Hasan Al-Isfahani

I copied this image was from Wikimedia Commons, entry: Category: Kitab al-Bulhan; uploaded by: “Peacay”.  

The Farnese Atlas

Scorpio sign is covered by the left hand of Atlas, but all the other signs appear clearly on the Farnese Atlas, which is kept at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale in Naples, Italy. It is a Roman marble statue depicting 41 ancient Greek constellations, which are shown in relief. The diameter of the globe is 65 cm. Art historians date the statue to the second century C.E., but actually it is a Roman copy from a much earlier Greek original. 

Image was copied from Wikipedia entry Farnese Atlas Uploaded by Gssq