SmartScopes

Capricorn: The Goat

SmartScope for January 2012:

It's time for a nice break after the chaos that is the holiday season, but don't get too comfortable relaxing! You've got a lot more fun and surprises coming your way this month! Enjoy the excitement coming your way. Did you make a New Year's resolution? You should! Make it something you can realistically stick to in the long term and it will pay off more than you could ever imagine.

About Capricorn:

Birth date:

December 22 - January 20

Element:

Earth

Sign:

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The Myth:

Sometimes, Capricorn is identified as Amalthea, the goat that fed Zeus - the king of the Greek gods - after he was rescued from his father soon after birth. Another myth says Capricorn is a sea-goat, a goat with a fish tail, because he represents the goat-god Pan who dove into the Nile after being attacked by a monster. According to the legend, the parts that remained above water stayed as a goat, but those underwater turned into those of a fish.

Cool Fact:

The constellation that represents Capricorn is one of the oldest constellations identified by humans. In fact, it may be the oldest constellation recognized by humans.

A Capricorn might be:

responsible, ambitious, patient, and honest

Careers a Capricorn might like:

Lawyer, doctor, engineer, farmer, mathematician, politician

Famous Female Capricorn:

Nichelle Nichols (December 28, 1932) is an American actress and singer. In her earlier career she sang with jazz legend Duke Ellington, but went on to pursue acting. She became one of the first black women to star in a major television series - not as a servant - when she took the role of Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek in 1966. Originally, she questioned the character, debating leaving the show. However, a conversation with Martin Luther King Jr. convinced her that she needed to stay so that audiences could see people of color in a diversity of roles. After the series was over she worked with NASA to help recruit women and people of color into the U.S. space agency.