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Does the constellation theory originate in Greece?

The origin of astrology can be traced back to Babylonian culture in Mesopotamia in 3000 BC. The main body of Babylonian culture was founded by Sumerians and Akkadians living in this area, who were also the first people to have the concept of the ecliptic. Babylon divided the orbit of the sun on the celestial sphere into twelve regions, which is the embryonic form of the modern zodiac. The Chaldeans in early Babylonian culture made outstanding achievements in astrology and calendar. They observed the regular movements of the sun, the moon and the stars, and found that constellations would appear in a certain position in the sky at a fixed date and time. Therefore, the running position of the planet in the sky is regarded by the Babylonians as the attitude of the gods towards the world, and the running of the planet is interpreted as a blessing or curse that the gods will bring to the world. Two thousand years later, BC 1000, Assyria in Mesopotamia extended its territory to the Mediterranean and Asia Minor, and astrology also spread to Greece. In Greece, Pythagoras (who invented Pythagoras theorem) and Ptolemy successively produced two astrology masters. Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos is a great achievement of astrology. Therefore, the constellation theory originated in ancient Babylon and developed to a great extent in ancient Greece.

Reference: common sense of astrology