28 August: Virgo

The sun is currently in the Virgo star sign. Here are 10 things you might not know about the sign of Virgo.

1. The symbol of this sign is the maiden, which is based on the Greek mythological figure of Astraea. The name means “Star Maiden” and she is the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision. She the last of the Greek gods to live among mortals, but eventually got so tired of their wickedness that in about the Iron Age, she said “enough is enough” and went to live among the stars. As goddess of justice, she was holding the scales of justice in her hand, but now these have become a separate constellation – Libra.
2. Virgo has also been associated with Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, and depicted holding an ear of Wheat; Erigone, a favourite of Dionysus; Persephone, who married Hades and lives in the underworld for half of every year; Parthenos, a daughter of Apollo, and The Virgin Mary.
3. The constellation of Virgo is the second largest in the Sky. The largest is Hydra, a non-zodiac constellation. It’s the largest of the zodiac constellations and the sun takes 44 days to pass through it.
4. Virgo’s brightest star is Spica, also referred to as Alpha Virginis. The name Spica comes from the Latin for “the virgin’s ear (of wheat)”. The blue star on the Brazilian flag, representing the state of Pará, is Spica.
5. Another of its stars is 70 Virginis, which has one of the first known extrasolar planetary systems which includes a planet 7.5 times the mass of Jupiter.
6. Famous people born under the sign of Virgo include: Cameron Diaz, Idris Elba, Salma Hayek, Liam Gallagher, Adam Sandler, Pippa Middleton, Sean Connery, Keanu Reeves, Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson.
7. Virgo is an earth sign. Its colour is indigo or navy blue and its day of the week is Wednesday.
8. Virgo birthstones are sapphire, opal, aquamarine and amethyst. Its flowers are Cornflower, Hyacinth, Rosemary, valerian, Violet and Jasmine.
9. Virgo rules science, computers, virginity, perfectionism, cleanliness and tidiness, facts, analysis and research. In the human body, Virgo rules the nervous system, spleen and intestines.
10. People born under this sign have a reputation for being fussy about details, neatness and tidiness, critical, narrow minded and being hypochondriacs who do not suffer fools gladly. On the plus side, methodical, conscientious, efficient, practical, thoughtful, eager to help, articulate and modest. They often have beautiful eyes.

Killing Me Softly

Sebastian Garrett is an assassin. It wasn’t his first choice of vocation, but nonetheless, he’s good at it, and can be relied upon to get the job done. He’s on top of his game.

Until he is contracted to kill Princess Helena of Galorvia. She is not just any princess. Sebastian doesn’t bargain on his intended victim being a super-heroine who gives as good as she gets. Only his own genetic variant power saves him from becoming the victim, instead of Helena. 

Fate has another surprise in store. Sebastian was not expecting to fall in love with her.

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