1. wether-male sheep especially a castrated one. genus Ovis, Ovis-sheep. sheep-woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat. bellwether-sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell.ether. n. 1. (Animals) a male sheep, esp a castrated one.
â The notion of the zodiac is very ancient, with roots in the early cultures of Mesopotamia. The first 12-sign zodiacs were named after the gods of these cultures. The Greeks adopted astrology from the Babylonians, and the Romans, in turn, adopted astrology from the Greeks.his is usually taken to be symbolic of the 12 tribes of Israel. This notion of 12 tribes, however, is itself a symbolic reference to the 12 signs of the zodiac in Babylonian astrology, which the Jews adopted whilst in exile in Babylon.
The origins of Capricorn mythology are practically unknown. The ancient Greeks had sea-goats, but there was little told about them. The Capricorn zodiac sign is often interpreted as being either a goat or a sea-goat, which is basically a creature with the front half of a goat and the tail of a fish. In actuality, both goat and sea-goat are appropriate symbols to represent Capricorn mythology. The story behind the Capricorn zodiac sign begins with the sea-goat Pricus. Pricus is the father of the race of sea-goats, who are known to be intelligent and honorable creatures who live in the sea near the shore.