The Myth Behind the Constellation Aries

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac alignment. There are twelve different signs in the zodiac and every sign has its own history which is rich and very interesting. There is a reason behind the origin of all these twelve signs. Like every other zodiac sig Aries also has many different myths and stories related to its origin. The symbol of this sun sign is the ram. In the constellation, the ram appears to be a cluster of stars, and none of the stars are extremely bright. In the Aries constellation, as myth, if we go to see, then there are different myths, in different cultures and have varied exceptions. They are equally different from each other or are more or less similar.

The brightest star in the myth in the Arab system is the hamal, known as al ras al hamal. This means the head of the sheep .in the Egyptian and Arab the sheep’s were considered to be extremely sacred. In the ancient times, the people needed to mark the beginning of spring, the only visible constellation was the Aries constellation, at that time, and thus they marked this. And henceforth it was easier for the, to determine the beginning of spring. The Chinese termed the Aries to be a dog, and later they changed it to the white sheep. The names according to the Chinese systems were kiang leu and pih yang, respectively. Around 200 years ago , the alignment of the stars were different , the vernal equinox was in the constellation of aries , however over the years this has been changed, but aries is still considered to be the first constellation of zodiac .

According to some myths, the Aries constellation as mythin the Greek system, the lamb is said to be Zeus himself. Zeus decided to change into the ram when he was being pursued by the giants, who were after his life. In the Hindu myth the Aries sun sign is known as mesh. The Aries constellation in the Egyptian system also says that Amon a god with the head of the ram was worshipped in the 14^th century B.C. the ancient myths were hardly written down as texts, they were usually depicted in paintings and pictographs. They also passed on in the form of stories. Thus the changes and variations in several of these myths or stories are visibly evident. Every day, around the globe most of the people start their day, with some insight into their respective sun signs through the horoscopes.

People are often keen to know, what their future beholds. In various cultures the alignments of stars have been discussed vividly and intensely. Ithas numerous chains of untold stories and unexplained facts. Most of the stars in this constellation have been named and discovered. Being the first sun sign, this particular constellation has quite a history.