No, as Ophiuchus is not a real zodiac sign, it is a constellation. If we included every constellation along the ecliptic we would have 22 signs. The zodiac is only 12 signs due to the lunar calendar and careful calculations where each zodiac is (equivalent to 30 degrees of space along the ecliptic). So, there can never be more than 12.
Some art historians say the painting is a depiction of Simonetta Vespucci, the cousin-in-law of Amerigo Vespucci; others say its just a mythological figure. The painting was done in the 1480-1485 time period. However, if it is SImonetta, she was married at the age of 16 in 1469, so either Botticelli painted her as a teenager or indeed it is unlikely that she was a virgin. But it's a trivia quiz, so it works for me.
fleurmai^: There are 13, not 22, recognized constellations that cross the ecliptic. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/starfinder3/
Ophiuchus is one of them. Most of the twelve divisions of the Zodiac have little relation to the actual position of the sun along the ecliptic, e.g. Ophiuchus covers 29 November – 18 December, which under the Zodiac is mostly Sagittarius. The popularity of belief in the pseudoscience of astrology is discouraging.
Ophiuchus is one of them. Most of the twelve divisions of the Zodiac have little relation to the actual position of the sun along the ecliptic, e.g. Ophiuchus covers 29 November – 18 December, which under the Zodiac is mostly Sagittarius. The popularity of belief in the pseudoscience of astrology is discouraging.