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aries

/ˈɛɹ.iz/

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What does aries mean?

noun

  1. Someone with an Aries star sign.

proper noun

  1. A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a ram.
  2. The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).
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proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɛɹ.iz/

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The Deity thus described is said to be of astronomical origin, denoting the power of the sun in Aries.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639
The triumph of the Sungod was therefore, and quite naturally, ascribed to the influence of Aries.
Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and MeaningProject Gutenberg ebook #1561
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The final triumph is the crucifixion in Aries, the vernal equinox, about the twenty-first of March, quickly followed by the resurrection, or renewal of life.
Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. WagnerThe Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #1650
This was the sport, my lord; when Publius shot, The Bull, being galled, gave Aries such a knock That down fell both the Ram’s horns in the court; And who should find them but the empress’ villain?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
And now thir way to Earth they had descri’d, To Paradise first tending, when behold Satan in likeness of an Angel bright Betwixt the Centaure and the Scorpion stearing His Zenith, while the Sun in Aries rose: Disguis’d he came, but those his Children dear Thir Parent soon discern’d, though in disguise.
John MiltonParadise LostProject Gutenberg ebook #20