Re: VMs: "Zodiac" signs and Regulus

[Rene Zandbergen <r_zandbergen@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Pamela Richards <spirlhelix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, Rene!
> 
> <<And my pet peeve, the page author uses the now
> popular form 'Scorpio' which I would not expect
> from an expert. Scorpius is Latin, Scorpion 
> English and Scorpio is a car manufactured by Ford.
> But perhaps this is already a lost battle....>>
> 
> Now I may be mistaken, Rene, but it was my
> understanding that Scorpius is the name of the
> constellation, while the sign of the Zodiac, in
> English, is called "Scorpio."  At least, I
> consistently see it that way in present-day
> astrological sources.
> 
> So, in the same way the constellation may be
> "Capricornus", but in English, we call the sign of
> the
> Zodiac named after this constellation "Capricorn".

Hmmm, I remember reading that the use of Scorpio
and Capricorn are incorrect and should be Scorpius
and Capricornus. I know this to be correct for
the constellations, but whether the other names
are in fact accepted for the zodiac signs is 
news to me. I accept that you could be right - 
I never thought that there could be a distinction.
I don't of course, remember where I read it :-(

Cheers, Rene


		
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