In his love for the beautiful Ganymede Zeus turned him into a constellation where he could forever gaze down at the earth. The fixed star Altair is positioned at 0 degrees-39 minutes of Aquarius and was seen as the spirit of mankind by the Celtic Druid Astrologers. The fixed star Deneb is at 22 degrees and is part of the constellation Cygnus which holds a black hole. Deneb signifies the joy and sorrow of life, the eternal balance of life and death. In spiritual astrology Aquarius signifies the ability to work with others towards goals which better the world.
Personal concerns become secondary to community concerns.
The Water Bearer, Aquarius, is usually shown dumping water out of a large urn. Seems like a rather unusual image for an air sign, but that's how Aquarius likes it, unusual. All Aquarians have a dream, an ideal that is usually very humanitarian. Some believe that all animals should be treated humanely, others may believe that we should all have a home, whatever the ideal you'll find one tucked away in the often brilliant mind of the Aquarian. The Prometheus myth is close to explaining the inner workings of Aquarius.