Gemini refers to one of the
constellations of the
zodiac, the twins. It is part of the winter sky, lying between
Taurus to the west and the dim
Cancer to the east, with
Auriga and the near-invisible
Lynx to the north and Monoceros
? and
Canis Minor to the south.
In some cosmologies, Gemini is associated with the Classical Element Air, and thus called a Air Sign (with Libra and Aquarius).
Its polar opposite is Sagittarius.
Gemini includes two bright stars, named after the two twins, who correspond to the Dioscuri? in Greek mythology - Castor? (α), a pretty telescopic binary?, and Pollux? (β), which is brighter and more southwesterly. The other stars are relatively dim - only one, Alhena (γ) is ever seen from a large city - and trace out a rectangle to the southeast.
Zodiac signs :
Aries --
Taurus --
Gemini --
Cancer --
Leo --
Virgo --
Libra --
Scorpio --
Sagittarius --
Capricorn --
Aquarius --
Pisces