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'''Virgo''' (♍︎) (Greek: Παρθένος, Parthenos) is the sixth astrological sign in the [[Zodiac]]. | [[File:Virgo Sigil.png|350px|thumb|[[Magic square]] and [[sigil]]s of Virgo from the [[Magical Calendar]]]] | ||
'''Virgo''' (♍︎) (Greek: Παρθένος, Parthenos) is the sixth astrological sign in the [[Zodiac]]. The sign is mutable and is ruled by the planet [[Mercury]]. | |||
The ruling [[Archangels of the Zodiac|Archangel of the Zodiac]] over Virgo is [[Hamaliel]]. | |||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The symbol of the maiden is based on the Greek goddess Astraea. In Greek mythology, she was the last immortal to abandon Earth at the end of the Silver Age, when the gods fled to Olympus – hence the sign's association with [[ | The symbol of the maiden is based on the Greek goddess Astraea. In Greek mythology, she was the last immortal to abandon Earth at the end of the Silver Age, when the gods fled to Olympus – hence the sign's association with [[earth (element)|earth]]. | ||
==Dates== | ==Dates== | ||
Virgo spans the 150–180th degree of the Zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the [[Sun]] transits this area on average between August 24 and September 22, and transits the constellation Virgo in the sidereal zodiac from approximately September 16 to October 30. | Virgo spans the 150–180th degree of the Zodiac. Under the tropical zodiac, the [[Sun]] transits this area on average between August 24 and September 22, and transits the constellation Virgo in the sidereal zodiac from approximately September 16 to October 30. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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==Famous Tropical Zodiac Virgos== | ==Famous Tropical Zodiac Virgos== | ||
* [[Marie Laveau]] - [[Voodoo]] Queen of New Orleans. | * [[Marie Laveau]] - [[Voodoo]] Queen of New Orleans. | ||
* [[Frederick Santee]] - American child prodigy and occultist. | |||
* [[Ivan the Terrible]] - Russian Tsar. | * [[Ivan the Terrible]] - Russian Tsar. | ||
* [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] | * [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] - [[Occultist]] and author. | ||
* Bernie Sanders - American politician. | * Bernie Sanders - American politician. | ||
* Mary Shelley - Poet and author of ''Frankenstein''. | * Mary Shelley - Poet and author of ''Frankenstein''. | ||
* Antonin Artaud - French author and theater philosopher. | * Antonin Artaud - French author and theater philosopher. | ||