Aries (constellation)

Aries is one of the constellations of the zodiac.  It is in the Northern Hemisphere.  Aries is Latin for ram - a male sheep.  Its symbol is 20px (), which represents a ram's horns.  Aries had the meaning of a ram four thousand years ago in Babylonia.  It represents the ram whose fleece (hair) became the Golden Fleece in Ancient Greek Mythology.   The astronomer Ptolemy listed Aries when he made a list of 48 constellations.

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Category:Constellations
Category:Constellations listed by Ptolemy