Definition of aries Aries

/ɛˈɹiz/ - [ereez] - Ar•ies

We found 15 definitions of aries from 9 different sources.

What does aries mean?

WordNet

Noun
aries - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
		Ram
		mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
aries - a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
aries - the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
		Aries the Ram, Ram

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Wiktionary

aries (Noun)
Someone with an Aries star sign .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

aries (n.)
The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March.
aries (n.)
A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.
aries (n.)
A battering-ram.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

aries
One of the twelve constellations of the zodiac.
aries
The first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19.
aries
A person who is born while the sun is in Aries.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

aries
ā′ri-ēz, n. the Ram, the first of the signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters on 21st March. [L.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

aries
The most important point of departure in astronomy. A northern constellation forming the first of the twelve signs of the zodiac, into which the sun enters about the 20th of March. With Musca, Aries contains 22 nebulæ, 8 double and 148 single stars, but not above 50 are visible to the unassisted eye. The commencement of this sign, called the first point of Aries, is the origin from which the right ascensions of the heavenly bodies are reckoned upon the equator, and their longitudes upon the ecliptic.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

aries
(Lat. “a ram”). An ancient battering-ram. See BATTERING-RAM.

Wikipedia

Aries is the astrological Zodiac sign that represents the constellation Aries. In the tropical zodiac, Aries is from March 21 to April 19 beginning at the vernal equinox. Under the sidereal zodiac, it is now from April 15 to May 15. The opposite sign to Aries is Libra.

The corresponding month in the Babylonian calendar is "Arax Nisânu", which is made for Anu and Bel.

The Symbol.

Doctor Acacandamdating from 1592 said that this sign for Aries was made from many stars which made up the head of the Aries (constellation). The head of Aries is called "Aluathay" or "Salhay" and it is made up of four stars.

Mythology.

In mythology Aries is related to Greek myth of the ram which carried Athamas's son Phrixus and daughter Helle to Colchis away from their evil stepmother Ino. This ram is also related to Theseus, from the Greek myth of the Minotaur.

Personalities.

But they can also sometimes be immoderate, violent, impatient,do things without thinking, arrogant, does not agree easily, insensitive (do not feel for weak people) and selfish.

Astrology.

In astrology Aries is ruled by the planet Mars.

The Indian equivalent of Aries is Mesha, the Chinese equivalent is the Dragon.

Occupations.

It is said that people born in Aries can have jobs where initiative (to be able to act first) and enterprise (to be brave and risk taking danger) are needed, for example; soldiers, surgeons, engineers, sportspeople, explorers and firefighters.

Body and health.

In medical astrology and anatomy Aries is sai