The origins of Capricorn mythology are practically unknown. The ancient Greeks had sea-goats, but there was little told about them. The Capricorn zodiac sign is.
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The bull, which represents the sign Taurus , was actually Zeus, the ancient Greek God in disguise who fathered three children with Europe who he helped cross the sea while in his nonhuman avatar. The twins symbolizing the Gemini sun sign are actually Castor and Polydeuces.
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Although out of the two, only Polydeuces is divine, both of them had grown quite close to each other and came to be known as the twins representing the Gemini sun sign. A huge crab was sent by Hera to kill Hercules during his second labour to kill Lernaean Hydra, a large water snake. Though the crab eventually died, Hera in recognition of its efforts set him amongst the stars and since then it has been known as the sun sign Cancer. Zeus had put the famous Lion that Hercules killed and skinned to wear as armor that could not be penetrated by any weapon, in the sky as a constellation, now popularly known as Leo.
Virgo , known as the sign of the Virgin, has its origins in the Greek myth of Demeter and her daughter Persephone who was abducted by Hades, God of the underworld. Persephone was known for her innocence and good character and is believed to be responsible for the different seasons. Scales, the Libran symbol is linked with the Greek God Dike who was famous for serving justice through retribution.
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Prior to that, there was no sign separating Virgo and Scorpio. Gaia, is the personification of Earth in ancient Greek mythology.
She sent a Scorpio to kill Orion who had become too boastful of his might and beauty. Upon accomplishing the task set out for it, Gaia placed the Scorpio in the sky as a gesture for its courage and heroism and later came to be known as the Scorpio sun sign. Centaur, represents Sagittarius , and is a half human and half horse creature. Cheiron was the most famous king of the centaurs and is believed to be the wisest and able of them all.
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The symbol of the Sagittarius was made to pay homage to him. Partly goat and partly fish, the symbol for the 10th sign of the zodiac, Capricorn is believed to be Pan, ancient Greek God of not a very good character.
THE MYTHOLOGY OF CAPRICORN THE GOAT
He is usually portrayed as a human with tails and horns of a goat. Pricus is the father of the race of sea-goats, who are known to be intelligent and honorable creatures who live in the sea near the shore. They can speak and think and are favored by the gods. Pricus is tied to Chronos Greek mythology , the god of time. The legend that ties Pricus to Capricorn mythology begins when the younger sea-goats, Pricus's children, find their way onto the shore.
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The sea-goats seem to be naturally drawn to the shore. They can use their front goat legs to pull themselves onto the beach and lay in the sun.
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The longer they stay on shore, though, the more they "evolve" from sea-goats into regular goats. Their fish tails become hind legs and they lose their ability to think and speak, essentially becoming the goats that we know today. This upsets Pricus a great deal.
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As the father of the sea-goat race, he is determined to make sure that his children never get to the shore. If they do, he fears they will become mindless animals who can never return to sea.
After losing several of his children to the land, Pricus decides to use his ability to reverse time to force his children to return to the sea. During this time reversal, everything on earth, except Pricus, reverses itself to where it was previously, thus the goats revert back to the time to before they returned to land.