There are various different myths and stories related to the name of constellation Aries. Some people are of view that Aries got its name from the Ram which is in Latin known as Aries. The most common myth due to which Aries got its name comes from the story of Phirxus and Helle. It was believed that a golden Ram rescued Phrixus and Helle from their step mother and carried them across the Hellespont Straight. After Helle and Phirxus were safely rescued the golden Ram gave them its fleece as a voluntary gift. Once the gift was made, the golden Ram disappeared into the stars in the land of God.
There is another mythological tale which tells us that Zeus sacrificed the Ram and placed its fleece into the temple which the next day turned into gold. Some facts that you must know about the origin of Aries As I have already mentioned above, there are various different myths that connect the Aries with the story of the golden Ram .Some essential facts about the origin of Aries are mentioned below.
- The most popular myth tells us that Aries was also known as the "Al Hamal" It was believed that when Zeus was chased by giants he changed himself into the golden Ram. After changing his appearance, Zeus was also able to rescue himself from the giants.
- Another myth tells us that the golden Ram connected to the zodiac sign Aries was associated to the Argonauts quest. A golden Ram was sent to rescue Phrixus who was the prince of a Greek land. The Ram carried the Prince to safely across the Black Sea and later the prince sacrificed its fleece to the God Jupiter in this praise.
- Here is one another myth that tells us that after the Ram was scarified its fleece was returned to the king but it was later taken back by the Argonauts. The Argonauts included Hercules, Pollex, Castor and Orpheus.
- The name Aries is considered to be very important in the Greek mythology. It is also said that the name was first used by the Babylonians to mark the new constellation of Aries that appeared in the sky.
After the constellation appeared in the sky, its name was also added in the calendar of Zodiac signs.
People say that Aries is the first sign to appear in the Zodiac Calendar because the constellation of Aries contained the vernal equinox during the early 1800BC. This place also marked the position from which the sun entered into the northern hemisphere. The Zodiac sign Aries is also believed to be the main season of the season of spring.
- Ram is the animal which represents the very first sign of Zodiac. The golden Ram was always searched by all the Argonauts and Jason because they were after its Golden Fleece.
Aries got its name from the golden Ram that existed in the olden days. A special symbol is also used for the Aries sun sign which represents the two horns of the Ram.







