| Cancer is an astrological sign which is associated | | | | fruitful sign, strongly associated with tribes, clans, |
| with the constellation Cancer. Under the tropical | | | | and closely-knit family groups. Many modern |
| zodiac, Cancer is occupied by the Sun from June | | | | astrologers consider it to be significant that Pluto |
| 22 to July 22 and under the sidereal zodiac, it is | | | | was discovered on the longitude of 20 degrees |
| currently from July 21 to August 9. | | | | Cancer and the first atomic bomb was detonated |
| In mythology Cancer is often associated with the | | | | at the moment when Saturn reached this |
| Greek myth of the Lernaean Hydra, one of The | | | | longitude. Saturn is said to become particularly |
| Twelve Labours of Herakles and the mythical | | | | malefic in Cancer and Leo, for they are opposed |
| figure of Perseus, from the Greek myth of | | | | to Saturn's own domiciles. Richard Saunders writes |
| Medusa. Cancer is also associated with the | | | | in Astrological Judgement and Practice of Physick |
| Greco-Roman goddesses Selene/Luna and | | | | (1677) that Black Plague of 1593 has been caused |
| sometimes Artemis/Diana and Hecate/Trivia. | | | | by transiting Saturn in Cancer, breeding "Flegm, |
| Individuals born under this sign are thought to | | | | thin Water, and Melancholy mixt". |
| have a kind, emotional, romantic, imaginative, | | | | Caesius likened the sign to "the Breastplate of |
| extremely brave, faithful, sympathetic, nurturing, | | | | Righteousness" in Ephesians VI:14. Elsbeth and |
| patriotic, and intuitive character. The Cancer | | | | Reinhold Ebertin extended this concept to that |
| person is protective, sensitive, forgiving, giving, | | | | every single degree of 360 degrees of zodiac |
| resourceful, self-contained, family and home | | | | correlates to a specific part of human anatomy. |
| oriented, maternal, loyal, love attention, fickle, and | | | | In their Anatomische Entsprechungen der |
| security oriented. | | | | Tierkreisgrade (Anatomical Correspondences of |
| Cancers have a very bad temper, and can lose it | | | | the Zodiac Degrees, 1949), the section about |
| very quickly. They can be rather violent if | | | | Cancer starts with the 1 degree of Cancer |
| annoyed. As like Scorpios they are waiting to | | | | correlating to the sixth rib, ends with the 30 |
| explode at any moment, but usually control it. | | | | degree of the sign correlating to the twelfth |
| They are considered to be powerful. | | | | dorsal vertebra. |
| In the last, Cancer was considered a fortunate, | | | | In astrology Cancer is ruled by the Moon. |