Many of the Zodiac signs can be traced back 3000 years, including the sign for Scorpio, the rampant scorpion. One of the earliest representations was found on Babylonian 'kuddurus' or boundary stones in the 10th Century BC.

Zodiac Origins

Scorpio is the eighth sign of the Zodiac, and the seven-starred constellation near Libra and Orion that was known to Homer in Greece in the 9th Century BC. The scorpion, the sign for Scorpio, is thought of today, as in ancient times, as a dangerous creature, and traditionally this has been linked to aspects of the classic Scorpio personality.

In this regard, it is interesting to realize that the scorpion is the only animal that can kill itself, whether deliberately or not, and it is true that many Scorpios suffer from the poison of jealousy, or of ego-inflation, which causes them to focus on (and thereby exaggerate) what has been done to them. They can strike with a lightning-fast instinct at anyone who has not given them what they want, but inadvertently suffer themselves from the stings they administer to others who have threatened or enraged them. This is because their stings not only hurt their victims (intended) but poison Scorpio's relationships, especially love relationships, sometimes fatally (unintended).