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Its name is Latin for the archer which is what the ancients believed the stars symbolized.
The Babylonians identified Sagittarius as the god Pabilsaĝ, a strange centaur like creature firing an arrow from a bow.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe constellation Sagittarius represents the centaur, Chiron. One day, Chiron was accidentally shot and wounded by Hercules. The poisoned arrow inflicted great pain on Chiron--so great, that the talented physician could not cure himself. In great pain, but unable to die (he was immortal), he offered himself as a substitute for Prometheus. The gods had punished Prometheus for giving fire to man by chaining him to a rock. day a crow would eat his liver and every night it would grow back.Chiron gave up his immortality and went to Tartarus in place of Prometheus; in recognition of his goodness, Jupiter placed him in the stars.
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∙ 11y agoThe constellation portrays a Centaur archer. So actually, simply... Saggitarius means Archer/Bowman in Greek.
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Sagittarius.
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Sagittarius
How is Sagittarius spelled?
Sagittarius
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