Why wasn't Orion chosen as an astrological sign?

[Deja Q]

It's one of the better looking constellations...

[MrBenchley]

1. Cause people can find it in the sky...

[Deja Q]

2. LOL!

Obscurity does help create visibility.

Except many of the astrological signs are highly contrived. At least Orion looks like a butch dude with a big sword. :-)

Edit: Added ":-)"

[benburch]

3. Ummm....

... because the zodiacal signs are all constellations the sun passes through in the sky. Orion doesn't qualify.

[Deja Q]

5. Ah! A scientific answer!

Not that I dislike any response so far, mind you! :-)

Thx for the info!

[MAlibdem]

6. A scientific answer?

I hope you're kidding.

I find astrology like other religions, and more dangerous than the others as the most deceptive to progress and human free will.

[benburch]

7. Well, it *is* scientific

If you are dealing with the nomenclature and the history of same.

The Zodiacal constellations are still useful to Astronomy today because they make it easy to locate the planets, which, more or less, confine their motions to the Zodiac.

Of course, all of the "Constellations" are merely human nomenclature used to make finding things in the sky easier. We *could* give all coordinates by Right Ascension and Declination, but that would make it really hard for the average stargazer to find anything at all!!!

-Ben (Who knows that Astrology is a crock, thankyouverymuch!)

[ikojo]

4. <sarcasm alert> perhaps Orion was not chosen

due to anti Irish prejudice?

One just never knows about these things.

/sarcasm off.

[woofless]

8. 'Cuz it's not the hunter that counts,

it's THE BULL!

Woof

[LynneSin]

9. Because Taurus was....don't mess with the Bull

signed...

One angry Taurean, btw we're gonna kick that hunter's ass!

[Deja Q]

10. I'm a Taurus and I like the hunter!

Depends on what he's hunting, of course... He's got a big sword and if he's out for a big bull, then I might perhaps stay a small distance away... :D

I love your variant to Matcom's smiley face! Your version has the smiley face on dope (the eyes tell it all) and fried by Godzilla. I dig that... :D