ASTROLOGY - SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC The sigils and images for zodiacal Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio, from the series by John Leighton, The Life of Man, 1866. The image of Leo is of the agricultural god, Saturnus, riding the Lion (the animal of Leo). Virgo is represented as a young agricultural goddess - perhaps a form of Isis, carrying a sheaf of corn, and being led by an old man. Libra combines the scales (the most usual associate of Libra), with an abundance of agricultural riches. Scorpio portrays the drunken Bacchus, god of wine and enebriation, riding a Scorpion (the most widely used
ASTROLOGY - SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC The sigils and images for zodiacal Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio, from the series by John Leighton, The Life of Man, 1866. The image of Leo is of the agricultural god, Saturnus, riding the Lion (the animal of Leo). Virgo is represented as a young agricultural goddess - perhaps a form of Isis, carrying a sheaf of corn, and being led by an old man. Libra combines the scales (the most usual associate of Libra), with an abundance of agricultural riches. Scorpio portrays the drunken Bacchus, god of wine and enebriation, riding a Scorpion (the most widely used image for the sign).
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