The zodiac originated from the Babylonians who divided the sky into 12 sections representing 12 phases of the sun. The Greeks later adopted this concept and assigned each section representations of constellations. The document then provides the symbol, element, and planet associated with each of the 12 zodiac signs and a brief myth or story about the origin of the constellation representation.

1. Zodiac Zodiac comes from the Greek word Zodiakos Kyrklos , or "circle of little animals". The Greeks pilfered the concept from the Babylonians who had decided that the Sun passed through 12 phases or signs whose representations could be sketched out in the constellations. The Greeks finished appropriating the concept around the Sixth Century B.C. They then came up with their own explanations for how these figures ended up in the sky.

2. Sun Signs