I read an article yesterday about the 13th zodiac sign- Ophiuchus. I admit it was an interesting piece of content which, however, did not really convince me it changes anything no matter whether it is existing or not. I’ll give you a short resume of what I’ve read in the article so that you can decide for yourselves.

According to Greek mythology Ophiuchus also known as Asclepius, was the son of Apollo. He was a healer who possessed the gift to bring the dead back to life. However, Hades (Pluto) didn’t like that and convinced his brother Zeus (Jupiter) to kill Apollo’s son with a lightning bolt. As he was half-god, after his death he was placed as a constellation given the name Ophiuchus/Serpentarius (The Serpent Holder). According to Egyptian mythology, such man really existed and his name was Imhotep and he brought the art of healing to mankind. The Biblical equivalent of Asclepius/Imhotep was Joseph, son of Jacob who possessed the same attributes of healing.

Outside of mythology, it is said the Sun spends 19 days of the year in the Ophiuchus constellation which is located between Scorpio and Sagittarius. Moreover, before introducing the Gregorian calendar, the years used to be divided into 13 months with 28 days each. If we would stick to this calendar instead, the signs would be as follows:

Aries– 19th April- 13th May

Taurus– 14th May- 19th June

Gemini– 20th June- 20th July

Cancer– 21st July- 9th August

Leo– 10th August- 15th September

Virgo– 16th September- 30th October

Libra– 31st October- 22nd November

Scorpio– 23rd November- 29th November

Ophiuchus– 30th November- 17th December

Sagittarius– 18th December- 18th January

Capricorn– 19th January- 15th February

Aquarius– 16th February- 11 March

Pisces– 12th March- 18th April

I had a discussion with a friend of mine who’s into Astrology, regarding the 13th sign. A curious thing is the sign of Scorpio is really a strange sign. There is a huge difference between the October Scorpios and the November Scorpios. Moreover, they are separated in black and white Scorpios. In terms of the other signs, all 12 of them are separated in decans, which signifies that people born under the same sign do not possess the same qualities.

The sign of Ophiuchus might exist and influence our lives together with the other 12 signs, or it could be just a myth. No matter what though, the stories and mythologies around it are very curious and open our vision for the unknown.

L.V. K.