Aries

Spring's celestial sheep

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, represented by the ram and covering roughly March 21 to April 19.

People born under this sign are called Aries or Arians and are traditionally associated with boldness, energy, and leadership: She's such an Aries—always charging ahead.

The constellation Aries lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. (Lowercase aries is a rare dialectal plural.)

constellation

ram

Adult male sheep

ecliptic · sky · astronomy · night · hemisphere · stargazing · Ptolemy · ancient · magnitude · Greek

spring

March

Year's third month

rebirth · beginning · awakening · renewal · lambing · growth · blossom · fresh · start · daffodil

astrology

horoscope

Zodiac-based fortune telling

fire sign · cardinal sign · sun sign · moon sign · ascendant · natal chart · planets · houses · transit · trine

personality

bold

Courageous and daring

competitive · energetic · headstrong · leader · pioneer · trailblazer · ambitious · dynamic · independent · confident

mythology

mars

To impair quality

fleece · Jason · Greek · Zeus · sacrifice · hero · legend · myth · battlefield

ram

horns

Bony animal projections

wool · lamb · battering · ovine

Categories
Opposites
zodiac position

AriesLibra

Seventh zodiacal sign

Pisces · Scorpio · Cancer · Taurus · Capricorn

seasonal/calendrical position

AriesLibra

Seventh zodiacal sign

autumn · September · fall equinox · harvest time

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