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The name comes from the ancient Greeks, and then the ancient Romans. Both civilizations used figures from their religious beliefs, to organize the night sky and find its stars night after night. One interpretation was the constellation Virgo as Astrae, the virgin daughter of the god Zeus and the goddess Themis. As the goddess of justice, she ruled the world, on earth, until she became so disgusted with humankind that she chose the sky as her final, permanent home. In the night sky, though, she was located near her scales of justice, in the constellation Libra. Another interpretation was Virgo as Persephone, the goddess of innocence and purity, until she became Hades' Queen of the Underworld.
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∙ 12y agobecause it represents all the people who are virgins, and it is a sign called Virgo meaning virgin
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What is the latin translation for the word virgin?
Virgo.
What was blanches zodiac sign in a street car named desire?
Virgo (The Virgin)
What is virgo's nickname?
Virgo is also known as "the virgin"
What is the symbol of the Virgo?
Virgo is symbolised by the Virgin and by a glyph that resembles a lower case m and p combined. The symbol for Virgo is the Virgin.
What animal is a Virgo?
Its a human sign represented by a virgin female human.
What is the latin meaning of Virgo?
The Latin meaning of virgo is virgin.
What is another name for Virgo?
I believe that it is virgin or something.
What does the sign Virgo mean?
The Virgin.
Where does the name Virgo come from?
Virgo comes from Latin meaning "virgin maiden".
What is Virgo 's sign?
Virgo's sign is the virgin, often shown as a maiden.
Who named Virgo?
Constellations such as Virgo derived their names long ago from acient Greeks who could see pictures in the sky. It's very difficult now to see these pictures because we have so much light from other sources. Probably even the Greeks needed a lot of imagination to see them. Virgo supposedly looked like a young woman.
Translate salve intemarata Virgo in English?
"Hail, undefiled virgin."(The correct spelling of the word for "undefiled" is intemerata.)
