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Gemini: The Twins

A woodcut by Bonatti of two nude twins holding each other's armsSmartScope for January 2012:

The New Year, 2012, will bring you great successes, but try not to forget about the people who helped you achieve them. You owe some credit to your friends and family for being supportive of your ideas and helping you achieve your dreams. This month you'll surely make many new friends, but remember your old friends as well. Is there a specific friend you've been thinking about a lot, but haven't spoken to in a while? Now is the time to reach out to them and reconnect with someone you were once very close to.

About Gemini:

Birth date:

May 21 - June 20

Element:

Air

Symbol:

♊

The Myth:

According to Greek legend, Gemini (which means "the twins") represents Kastor and Polydeukes, twin brothers who shared the same mother but had different fathers. Polydeukes was said to be the son of Zeus - the King of the Gods - and thus, he was immortal and would live forever. Kastor was not, however. When Kastor died, Polydeukes asked Zeus to keep them together, and Zeus turned them into the constellation we call Gemini.

Cool Fact:

Kastor and Polydeukes aren't only remembered in the sky - they're also immortalized here on Earth. Around the world, in four different mountain ranges there are four sets of twin peaks that are named Castor and Pollux (Kastor and Polydeukes' Roman names).

A Gemini might be:

active, talkative, playful, and curious

Careers a Gemini might like:

Actress, architect, teacher, archaeologist, journalist, politician, lawyer

Famous Female Gemini:

A headshot of Alicia Boole Stott Alicia Boole Stott (June 8, 1860 - December 17, 1940) was an Irish mathematician. She is said to have had a grasp on four-dimensional geometry from a young age. She went on to make important breakthroughs in the field of geometry, including making models of her theories and coining the term "polytrope." Later on, she decided to contact another important mathematician, Pieter Schoute, about their shared interests. He was impressed with her work and came to England to collaborate. Schoute encouraged her to publish her findings, which she did, eventually earning an honorary PhD from the University of Groningen. She continued to develop important ideas in mathematics even late in life.