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Scorpio: The Scorpion

A woodcut of a scorpion by BonattiSmartScope for January 2012:

Get a head start on school work this month, Scorpio. Getting organized is a key part of getting ahead, so do whether it's making lists, keeping your planner handy, or color coordinating everything, do what you need to do to stay on top of everything! It may sound like a lot of hard work, but it will pay off sooner than you think. Take advantage of a key opportunity coming your way this month. don't let it pass you by.

About Scorpio:

Birth date:

October 23 - November 22

Element:

Water

Symbol:

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The Myth:

In Greek mythology, Scorpio represents the scorpion sent to kill the hunter Orion. There are multiple versions of this myth. In one, Hera (the Queen of the Gods) sends the scorpion after Orion. In another, the Greek god Apollo sends the scorpion after Orion because he is jealous of the attention the goddess Artemis is giving him. To make amends after Orion's death, Apollo helps Artemis place Orion's image in the sky.

Cool Fact:

When characters appear together in the same myth, they often are assigned constellations near each other in the sky. But not Orion and the scorpion! Their constellations are actually on opposite sides of the sky from each other, and every night when Scorpio begins to rise from the horizon, Orion begins to sink to the other side of the sky - as though he's still running away from his attacker!

A Scorpio might be:

determined, secretive, passionate, and sensitive

Careers a Scorpio might like:

Detective, surgeon, scientist, lawyer, psychologist, business owner

Famous Female Scorpio:

A head shot of Erika Mann Erika Mann (November 9, 1905 - August 27, 1969) was a German writer. She was a war correspondent in World War II and the Spanish Civil War. Her family was Jewish; she was the last of her family to escape Germany when Hitler came to power, rescuing her father's papers with her when she moved to Zurich. She was also one of the few women writers to cover the Nuremberg Trials after the war. She lived in a community of artists in New York City, and though she married the poet W.H. Auden in a marriage of convenience, both were gay. Her liberal politics and sexual orientation led to an FBI investigation. Mann returned to Switzerland.