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Aries
The definition of Aries is a constellation located between the constellations of Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east.
Facts About the Constellation Aries
- The best viewing times are during the autumn and the winter.
- You can locate the constellation Aries in the northern hemisphere between latitudes +90 degrees and -60 degrees. To locate Aries: First look to the west and find the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades cluster. Then, find Pegasus and look between them.
- Aries consists of a number of stars including: Botein, Hamal, Sheratan and Mesasthim.
- The brightest stars of Aries are in the ram’s head.
- The jumping or running ram is the animal sign for Aries; in fact, Aries is Latin for "ram."
- The Greeks attribute the naming of the constellation after a ram to celebrate the golden fleece of a ram that was highly sought after by Jason and the Argonauts for the magical powers that could give life to the dead.The Unicode symbol for Aries represents the horns and stands for renewal and fertility.
An example of Aries is the bright star of the ram's head in the constellation.
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See Aries in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a N constellation between Pisces and Taurus; the Ram
- the first sign of the zodiac, entered by the sun about March 21also called the Ram
- a person born under this sign
Origin: L, the Ram
See Aries in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun In all senses also called Ram.
- A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces.
- a. The first sign of the zodiac in astrology.b. pl. Aries One who is born under this sign.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, zodiacal sign Aries
Origin: , from Latin ariēs, ram, zodiacal sign Aries
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