Astrology. A major topic in Greece and for some people so important, that they design their lives around their zodiac. "Πες μου το ζώδιό σου και τον ωροσκόπο σου και θα σου πω ποιός είσαι," (which means tell me your zodiac sign and I'll tell you who you are). This is what someone told me when I moved to Greece and these are the things I've found out since then.
First of all, by reading an article in the newspaper To Vima (link below) I found out that the ancient Greeks were introduced to astrology by the Babylonians and that both cultures (including all major civilizations of the time) considered the earth as the center of the then-known universe.
In order to accept astrology, the Greeks adapted it into their natural sciences and tried to make some sense of it by including it in the science of astronomy. Therefore, they reached the conclusion that all of these "randomly-moving" objects in the sky had to do with the destiny of each person, because, to them, this was the law of nature. This idea is further enforced by the fact that the Greeks carved out 12 zodiac signs, whose relationship amongst them was then further analyzed in geometric terms (degrees, angles etc).
I learned all of the above from Mr.Varvogli's previously-mentioned article. What I learned from interacting with others and stardome.gr are the following:
If you're a Krios (Aries), you are an ego-centric, stubborn person born for leadership.
A Tavros (Taurus) is someone that loves the good life and that enjoys discovering new ideas, information, that he then passes on to others.
As a Didimos (Gemini) you love communication, analyzing, but you also have the advantage (or disadvantage for others) of resorting to your "other" personality when it's in your interest...
Karkinoi (Cancer) are just sweet, cuddly, kind, cry-babies who love to whine.
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