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Did the Greeks have astrology?
Astrology was a central feature of Greek and Roman culture. Most premodern cultures practice a form of astrology. A particularly complex variety of it evolved in Mesopotamia in the first and second millennia bce from where it was imported into the Hellenistic world from the early 4th century bce onward.
Regarding this, did the greeks believe in zodiacs?
The Greeks and the Star. The people of ancient Greece were always fascinated by the stars and the other celestial bodies in the night sky. Greek astrologers needed the ability to know when constellations and planets were going to be in the sky. Is Hellenistic astrology Western astrology? Hellenistic Astrology started in Egypt around 1-2 BC and is the basis of modern western astrology with the 12 signs and 12 houses being used.
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