Why does Ophiuchus not exist?

0 1 Ophiuchus is the thirteenth constellation. Many westerners believe in Christianity. According to Christian classics, the founder of this religion, Jesus, was betrayed by his thirteenth disciple and finally killed. In the western world, the number 13 is widely regarded as an ominous symbol. The thirteenth constellation? Ophiuchus, it is not surprising that westerners have some taboos.

Ophiuchus is a real constellation. Ophiuchus in astronomy is one of the zodiac signs. Seen from the earth, it is located in the south of Hercules, north of Scorpio and Sagittarius, and west of the Milky Way. 1928, the international astronomical union (IAU) identified Ophiuchus as one of the thirteen constellations on the ecliptic at its international astronomical conference.

However, even so, Ophiuchus, which actually exists in astronomy, never belongs to the zodiac in western astrology. From the astrological point of view, the division of the zodiac in astronomy is meaningless to astrology. Now the zodiac mentioned in astrology is actually just a symbol, which does not correspond to the real constellation with the same name.

With the development of astrology, the twelve constellations, which were originally used to indicate the position of the sun on the ecliptic, are gradually used to indicate the positions of other celestial bodies in astrology. Therefore, whether there are twelve constellations or thirteen constellations in astronomy, and how big and small the constellation range is, it has nothing to do with the astrological constellation system. The twelve constellations in astrology are just that scryer divides the zodiac into twelve equal parts and gives corresponding names to mark the positions of celestial bodies.

So Ophiuchus is the real constellation in the universe and the research object in astronomy, but it does not exist in astrology.

From the perspective of western culture, there are also some opinions about why Ophiuchus does not exist. It turns out that many westerners believe in Christianity. According to Christian classics, the founder of this religion, Jesus, was betrayed by his thirteenth disciple and was eventually killed. In addition, there is a legend in the west that every month on the day of 13, 12 witches will hold a party, and at the climax of the party, the devil will appear on 13, which will bring disaster to people. Therefore, the number 13 is widely regarded as an ominous symbol in the western world. The thirteenth constellation? Ophiuchus, it is not surprising that westerners have some taboos.

In addition, the legend of Ophiuchus in the west is also somewhat penetrating. Legend has it that Ophiuchus originated from Asclepius, the god of medicine, and its image is holding a giant snake in both hands. When Asclepius's mother, Colonis, one of Apollo's mistresses, was killed by the golden bird, Apollo tried to save her life with a snake. From then on, Asclepius got the title of "Snake Man". Unfortunately, this matter was known by Pluto, the god of hell. He thought that Asclepius had violated the dogma, so he killed him with thunder.