♍ (Virgo) is the sixth astrological sign in the Western zodiac. The Sun is in this sign between 22 August and 22 September.
According to Wikipedia, the symbol ♍ is derived
from the Greek letters ΠΑΡ, which are the first three letters of the Greek word parthenos, which means “virgin”.
Juan Eduardo Cirlot wrote in his Dictionary of Symbols:
For the Egyptians it was identical with Isis. Since it is governed by Mercury and corresponds to the number six, it is symbolic of hermaphroditism, or that state which is characterized by dual — positive and negative — forces. Hence Virgo is sometimes depicted with the symbol of the soul or the Seal of Solomon (two triangles, representing fire and water, superimposed and intersecting to form a six-pointed star). In mythology and in religions generally, this symbol is always associated with the birth of a god or a demigod, as the supreme expression of the dynamic consciousness.
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