Ophiuchus: The 13th Sign
Legend states that the Babylonians created a 13th zodiac symbol named Ophiachus. The star pattern created an image of a man wrestling a snake. With the modern adoption of a 12-month calendar, Ophiachus was edited out. It may be where we all went wrong. Perhaps we need to embrace the snake and acknowledge that the 13th sign could change everything.
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Ophiuchus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ophiuchus /ɒfiˈjuːkəs/ is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Its name is from the Greek Ὀφιοῦχος "serpent-bearer", and it is commonly represented as a man grasping the snake that is represented by the constellation Serpens. Ophiuchus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It was formerly referred to as Serpentarius /sɜːrpənˈtɛəriəs/ and Anguitenens.