Word origin · etymology
Latin constellation and sign name.
Virgo means maiden or virgin, naming the depicted human figure.
How we know · epistemology
Zodiac convention with traditional symbolism
Virgo occupies the sixth equal sector and is traditionally mutable earth. A sign assignment describes position within the selected zodiac, not a tested measure of orderliness, analytical ability or a person's relationship to work.
Deborah Houlding: absolute zodiac longitude ↗Ptolemy: Tetrabiblos I.4–24, Robbins translation ↗Astrodienst: The four Elements and the Signs (practitioner account) ↗
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