Zodiac signs - Why named so ?

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Why were the names given as they are, to the Zodiac signs ?

 

The year was divided into 4 Seasons as Spring,Summer,Autumn and Winter and names alloted as per the Suns passage into each constellation.

 

Aries (Ram) March 21. because this was the time when sheep produce their young.

Taurus ( Bull ) April mid, because of Bull who tilled the land.

Gemini ( Twins ) the Goats usually produce two young ones at the end of May.

Cancer ( Crab ) is the animal than crawls backward. On June 21 The Sun turns backwards towards the equator.

Leo ( Lion ) when the Sun is at its zenith.

Virgo ( Virgin ) at time of harvesting, when girls glean the ears of corn.

Libra ( Scales ) August when the day and nights are equal.

Scorpio ( Scorpion ) The Suns retreat gives alltypes of diseases in this month.

Sagittarius ( Archer ) This is the hunting period.

Capricorn ( Goat ) - Sun starts rising high under the sign of the ibex (Goat)

Aquarius In Jan it rains heavily hence sign of the ( water carrier ).

Pisces Best season for fishing ( Pisces ).

 

The above may be all nonsense for what we know.

 

I would try to search for inputs, as per our Indian system.

 

rgds/Bhaskar.

 

P.S.

( Please note that this is not my invention and do not know who is

the Source, so do not ask me any queries, as when does rain fall in january etc? Probably the place where these names were kept ( Greece ?? and India mix ???) and in those ages/places the rainfall may have been at different times, then what we see now.