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Aquarius

noun

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius. Synonym: Water Bearer.

A zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces.

The eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18. Synonyms: Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer.

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... difficult to conjecture, unless we suppose that he had served his father, in that employment at the Trojan court. The poets say that he was placed by the Gods among the Constellations, where he shines as Aquarius, or the Water-bearer. ...

— The Metamorphoses of Ovid - Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes - and Explanations • Publius Ovidius Naso

... metaphors, that I may effect as gently as possible the necessary transition, so cold and abrupt, from the prophet to the critic. But you, sir, in calling upon me, knew what you were doing. You knew well that you were inviting Aquarius to empty his watering-pot on Mars. And Mars, I am sure, will pardon me if I obey. Unlike all the previous speakers, I am, by vocation, a sceptic; and the vocation I hold to be a noble one. There are people who think, perhaps, indeed, there is almost ...

— A Modern Symposium • G. Lowes Dickinson

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