Zodiac: Did you mean...?

A 'zodiac man' woodcut from the almanacs of Petrus Slovacius, published by Johan Scharffenberg, Breslau, 1580. Wellcome Collection, London. The zodiac man regularly appeared in astrological and medical texts throughout the 16th century...

Zodiac man diagram from a 15th-century physician's almanac from England, Sloane MS 2250, f12r. The diagram shows the zodiac signs that were believed to influence various parts of the body in the Middle Ages. British Library, London.

A detail of a mosaic depicting the signs of the zodiac. From a 6th century CE synagogue at Beth Alpha, Jezreel Valley, northern Israel.

Reconstruction of the Dendera Zodiac with its original colors. Egypt, c. 1st century BCE.

Jade figurines representing the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. 18th century CE, Qing Dynasty. Height: c. 5.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Hellenistic astrology encompassed various forms of divination in Greece and the Mediterranean, all linked to the observation of astronomical phenomena. Hellenistic astrology was based on the belief that the stars and planets could either...

A detail of the Zodiac Window of Chartres Cathedral, France. 13th century CE. Here wine pressers represent the month of September.

Jade Zodiac, Imperial Palace, Beijing, China

Silver coin of Roman emperor Augustus, with a capricorn on the reverse, minted 27-20 BCE. The British Museum, London.

Western astrology refers to a form of divination based on the motion of astronomical objects such as stars or planets. The belief that astronomical objects are divine or influence events on Earth is found in many cultures, but the practices...