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SCORPIUS

Miscellaneous Symbols
On this 16th-century clock-face, Scorpio (from 4 o'clock to 5 o'clock on the outer dial, below Mercury/Wednesday) indicates November.

Translingual

Alternative forms

The symbol may have three humps before the tail, not just two; the tail may or may not have barbs (end in an arrowhead).

Etymology

A stylized representation of a scorpion with a stinging tail.

Symbol

♏︎

  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Scorpio.
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Scorpius.
  3. (rare) October
  4. (alchemy, archaic) separation
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♏︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Scorpius, here δ ♏︎ (Delta Scorpii) in line 4.
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♏︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Scorpius, here δ ♏︎ (Delta Scorpii) in line 4.


Presentations of ♏︎
Text
style
Emoji
style
♏︎ ♏️
Note: Character's appearance
may be different on each system.
Text style is forced with ︎
and emoji style with ️

See also

Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
ariēs taurus geminī cancer
leō virgō lībra scorpiō
sagittārius capricornus aquārius piscēs

References

  1. ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 ) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 56