In astrology, planets have a meaning different from the astronomical understanding of what a planet is. Before the age of telescopes, the night sky was thought to consist of two similar components: fi
The geocentric Ptolemaic system of the universe depicted by Andreas Cellarius, 1660–1661
Helios on a relief from Ilion (Troy), early 4th century BC
The Sun, the star at the center of the Solar System
Luna or Diana, wearing a crescent-moon crown and driving her ox-drawn chariot (biga), on the Parabiago plate (2nd–5th centuries AD)
In astrology, a planet's domicile is the zodiacal sign over which it has rulership. A planetary ruler is given to each sign, over which the planet is said to have a more powerful influence when positi
Ancient planetary sign rulership scheme.