十二星座英文及它們的起源是什麼?看完不水逆
你相信星座嗎?
據說不同星座的人有不同的性格,
有些人經常通過星座去推測某人的性格,
或者是看看自己今天的運勢如何?
那你知道這些星座用英語都怎麼說嗎?
今天就讓我們一起來了解
十二星座的英文以及它們的起源吧!
01
Earth(Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn)
土象星座(金牛座、處女座、摩羯座)
Taurus,an Earth element, can be seen in the night sky as a V shapedconstellation between the months of December and January and is infull height between April 21st and May 21st.
金牛座,土象星座,在夜空中可以看到它在12月到1月之間是一個V形的星座,在4月21日到5月21日之間是全盛期。
Cultures all over theworld recognized Taurus the Bull as the bringer of Spring, thebringer of crops, and a sign of fertility as far back as 40,000years.
世界各地的文化都承認金牛座是春天的使者,是農作物的使者,是4萬年前豐產的標誌。
Virgo,the second Earth element, is in full height between August 23rd andSeptember 21st and has an origin that has been broken up throughantiquity.
處女座是第二個土象星座,在8月23日到9月21日之間處於全盛狀態,它的起源已經被打破了。
However, for 15,000 years cultures throughout the worldassociated the constellation Virgo with the harvest and as 「themaiden of the wheat field.」 Other associations attributed to Virgoare of prosperity, justice, and purity.
然而,在世界各地15000年的文化中,處女座與豐收和「麥田的處女」聯繫在一起。其他與處女座有關的聯繫,包括繁榮、公正和純潔。
Capricorn,the third Earth element, marks the Winter Solstice according to theAncient Babylonian Star Catalogue and is in full height betweenDecember 22nd and January 19th.
摩羯座是第三個土象星座,根據古巴比倫古老的星表,它標誌著冬至。在12月22日到1月19日之間處於全盛狀態。
Capricorn is amongst the water signsto represent the Capricorn nature; half goat half fish. The Capricornorigin comes from the Greeks in which the God Hermes created thefirst hybrid creature in order to evade the Titan Typhoon.
摩羯座是代表摩羯座天性的水象標誌之一;半山羊半魚。摩羯座起源於希臘人,在希臘人中,赫耳墨斯神創造了第一個雜交生物,以躲避泰坦颱風。
02
Wind(Libra, Aquarius, Gemini)
風象星座(天秤座,水瓶座,雙子座)
Libra,the first of the Air elements, is the only constellation notanthropomorphized by a living creature and was revered as aconstellation of justice and balance by all ancient cultures of theold world.
天秤座是第一個風象星座,是唯一一個沒有被生物擬人化的星座,被舊世界所有古代文化尊崇為正義與平衡的星座。
Libra’s constellation is in full height betweenSeptember 23rd and October 23rd.
天秤座的星座在9月23日到10月23日之間處於全盛狀態。
Aquarius,the second Air element, is often mistaken as a Water element due tothe fact that Aquarius is known as the 「water bearer」 and thebringer of rain.
水瓶座,第二個風象星座,經常被誤認為是一個水象星座,因為水瓶座被稱為「載水者」和雨水的使者。
However, according to all ancient cultures water isa representation of knowledge signifying that Aquarius is thebeholder of wisdom.
然而,根據古代文化記載,水是知識的代表,意味著水瓶座是智慧的觀察者。
Aquarius』 constellation is in full heightbetween January 20th and February 18th.
水瓶座的星座在1月20日到2月18日之間處於全盛狀態。
Gemini,the final Air element, is in full height between May 21st and June20th.
雙子座,最後的風象星座,是在5月21日至6月20日處於全盛。
The brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, represent the Geminitwins.
最亮的星星,Castor和Pollux,代表雙子座雙胞胎。
The most popular story of Gemini tells that the twins partookin cattle theft when the Milky Way was made up of a herd of dairycows. The story also correlates with the positioning of the twins inthe night sky which gives the appearance of one inside the Milky Wayand the other out.
雙子座最受歡迎的故事是,當銀河系由一群奶牛組成時,這對雙胞胎參與了偷牛事件。這個故事還與這對雙胞胎在夜空中的位置有關,夜空使一對雙胞胎出現在銀河系內部,另一對則出現在外面。
03
Water(Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)
水象星座(巨蟹座、天蠍座、雙魚座)
The constellation of Cancer isin full height between June 21st and July 22nd and is the first ofthe Water elements.
巨蟹座在6月21日至7月22日之間處於全盛時期,是第一個水象星座。
Heracles, tasked with killing the multi-headedHydra, was stalled by the Goddess Hera who sent a giant Crab whichhad little to no effect.
赫拉克勒斯的任務是殺死多頭的九頭蛇怪,而女神赫拉卻阻止了她,因為她送了一隻沒有任何效果的巨蟹。
Commemorating the Crab’s bravery Heraplaced the crab amongst the stars North of Hydra so that he mayalways assist in the battle.
為了紀念這隻螃蟹的勇敢,赫拉把它放在九頭蛇星座以北的群星中,這樣它就可以隨時協助戰鬥。
Scorpio,the second Water element, is in full height between October 23rd andNovember 22nd.
天蠍座,第二個水象星座,是在10月23日至11月22日之間處於全盛時期。
Scorpio emerged from Mother Earth to compete withOrion the greatest of all hunters. Mistaking Orion for the giantScorpion the Goddess of the Hunt, Artemis, shot an arrow throughOrion ultimately killing him.
天蠍座從地球母親那裡出現,與獵戶座最偉大的獵人競爭。把獵戶座誤認為是狩獵女神,巨大的蠍子,阿耳忒彌斯,射箭穿過獵戶座,最終殺死了他。
To honor Orion, Artemis placed himamongst the stars across from Scorpio so that he may continue hisfight.
為了紀念獵戶座,阿爾忒彌斯把它放在天蠍座對面的星星中,這樣它就可以繼續戰鬥了。
Pisces,the last Water element, is in full height between February 19th andMarch 20th.
雙魚座,最後一個水象星座,是在2月19日至3月20日處於全盛時期。
A common origin story for Pisces comes from theChristians to represent Jesus. However, prior to Christianity ancientcultures associated Pisces as a symbol of creation as the two fishlie in opposite directions.
雙魚座的一個共同起源的故事來自於代表耶穌的基督徒。然而,在基督教之前,古代文化把雙魚座作為創造的象徵,因為雙魚座位於相反的方向。
04
Fire(Aries,Sagittarius, Leo)
火象星座(白羊座,射手座,獅子座)
Aries,the first of the Fire elements, is the Latin name for 「Ram」 butis most commonly associated with the Greek God of War. Theconstellation of Ariesis in full height between March 21st and April 19th.
白羊座,第一個火象星座,拉丁名為「公羊」,但最常與希臘戰神聯繫在一起。白羊座在3月21日至4月19日之間處於全盛狀態。
The AncientBabylonians recognized the constellation of Ariesas a sign of fertility, a bringer of vegetation, and the mark of theVernal, or Spring, Equinox.
古代巴比倫人認為白羊座是生育的標誌,是植被的邊緣,是春分的標誌。
Sagittarius,the second Fire element, is in full height between November 22nd andDecember 21st.
射手座是第二個火象星座,在11月22日到12月21日之間處於全盛時期。
A well known story of Sagittarius is that of the taleof Heracles.
眾所周知的射手座故事就是赫拉克勒斯的故事。
Chiron, a Centaur, was unlike his own not barbaric buthighly educated. Heracles one day grew thirsty and mistaking propertyfor his own drank wine that belonged to the Centaurs.
半人馬的凱龍不是野蠻人,而是受過高等教育。有一天,赫拉克勒斯口渴,誤以為自己的財產是半人馬的酒。
A quarrel brokeout that resulted in bloodshed and in the chaos Chiron wasmisidentified and killed by an arrow of Heracles. To commemorate hisintelligence Zeus placed Chiron amongst the stars.
一場導致流血的爭吵爆發了,混亂中,赫拉克利斯之箭誤認了凱龍,並將其殺死。為了紀念他的智慧,宙斯將凱龍置於群星之中。
Leo,the final Fire element, is in full height between July 21st andAugust 22nd.
獅子座是最後一個火象星座,在7月21日到8月22日之間處於全盛時期。
The Ancient Egyptians recognized the Leo constellationdue the timing of the Nile tide in accordance with the arrival ofLions.
古埃及人根據獅子的到來,在尼羅河漲潮的時候認出了獅子座。
A popular Leo origin story is that of Heracles and the NemeanLion. Heracles』 was tasked with killing a notoriously largeman-eating lion. With great effort Heracles was able to do so and thebattle was commemorated amongst the night sky.
一個流行的獅子座起源的故事是赫拉克勒斯和尼米亞獅子。赫拉克勒斯的任務是殺死一頭臭名昭著的吃人的大獅子。赫拉克勒斯付出了巨大的努力,終於在夜空中紀念了這場戰鬥。