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Translingual
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]The symbol may have three humps before the tail, not just two; the tail may or may not have barbs (end in an arrowhead).
Etymology
[edit]A stylized representation of a scorpion with a stinging tail.
Symbol
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- (astrology) The symbol for the sign Scorpio.
- (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Scorpius.
- (rare) October[1]
- (alchemy, archaic) separation
Gallery
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A glyph from 1493
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A glyph from the 1500s
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A glyph from ca. 1750
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A glyph from 1840
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A glyph from 1908
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Font variant
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The symbol on a background colored as Mars, the ruling planet
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Coin with symbol and icon
See also
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![]() Aries |
![]() Taurus |
![]() Gemini |
![]() Cancer | ||||||||
![]() Leo |
![]() Virgo |
![]() Libra |
![]() Scorpio | ||||||||
![]() Sagittarius |
![]() Capricorn |
![]() Aquarius |
![]() Pisces |
References
[edit]- ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 56