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The division of the ecliptic into the zodiacal signs originates in Babylonian astronomy during the first half of the 1st millennium BC. The zodiac draws on stars in earlier Babylonian star catalogues, such as the MUL. APIN catalogue, which was compiled around 1000 BC.
Star signs are based on constellations, whereas the zodiac describes a zone within the sun's visible trajectory that is divided into different sectors, or signs.
The study of astrology has given us a fascinating insight into the 12 signs of the zodiac. Each of these zodiac signs, or “star signs”, is an individual approach to life with commonly associated personality traits–with their own unique strengths and weaknesses.
However, it was the ancient Greeks who named these 12 star signs after constellations and linked them to specific dates based on their alignment with the sun's orbit. These signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pisces.