Pisces meaning
Pisces is the two fish, the twelfth sign of the zodiac. The glyph ♓ is two crescents joined by a line, a cord between them. It is not the Christian fish, the ichthys, which is one fish and a creed.
Two fish tied by a cord. Not the Christian ichthys.
Where it comes from
A pair of fish tied together is the old figure, told in Greek as Aphrodite and Eros escaping into the river. Tropical Pisces is a water sign, traditionally ruled by Jupiter. The vernal equinox now falls among these stars, which is a fact about precession and the reason some people announce an age. The sign in a natal chart is still a thirty-degree slice counted from the equinox, not a membership card in that announcement.
Astrology
Two fish, one cord
The cord is the part the glyph bothers to draw. The figures pull in different directions and stay linked. That is a better summary than “dreamy.” The ichthys in this cabinet is a different fish, with a different sentence inside it.
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Sources
- Greek catasterism of the two fish
- Distinct from the Christian ichthys
Named when the entry depends on a text, a date, or a standard. Catalog numbers are not invented.
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Private. It stays in this browser and never joins the canon.
symbol.wiki, edited as Sigilla. Last reviewed 2 October 2026. A reading of public tradition, not a ruling.