5. The signs of the zodiac.
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Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
Makara (said to mean a sea-monster).
11.
Aquarius.
The water-bearer.
Kūmbha (a water-pot).
12.
Pisces.
The fishes.
Mina.
The signs of the zodiac were nearly the same among the Greeks, Egyptians, Persians, Babylonians and Indians. They are supposed to have originated in Chaldea or Babylonia, and the fact that the constellations are indicated by nearly the same symbols renders their common origin probable. It seems likely that the existing Hindu zodiac may have been adopted from the Greeks.