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'''Virgo''' (♍︎) (Greek: Παρθένος, Parthenos) is the sixth astrological sign in the [[Zodiac]]. The sign is mutable and is ruled by the planet [[Mercury]]. | '''Virgo''' (♍︎) (Greek: Παρθένος, Parthenos) is the sixth astrological sign in the [[Zodiac]]. The sign is mutable and is ruled by the planet [[Mercury]]. | ||
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==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== | ||
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* [[Ivan the Terrible]] - Russian Tsar. | * [[Ivan the Terrible]] - Russian Tsar. | ||
* [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] - [[Occultist]] and author. | * [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] - [[Occultist]] and author. | ||
* [[John Heydon]] - English [[Rosicrucian]] philosopher. | |||
* Bernie Sanders - American politician. | * Bernie Sanders - American politician. | ||
* Mary Shelley - Poet and author of ''Frankenstein''. | * Mary Shelley - Poet and author of ''Frankenstein''. | ||