For that matter, even the word astrology – as well as the science of astronomy – is derived from the Greek word for star, “asteri.” But how and when did the Greeks were first introduced to astrology? The Greeks borrowed some of their myths from the Babylonians and came up with their own. The Egyptians followed shortly after by refining the Babylonian system of astrology, but it was the Greeks who shaped it into its modern form. The Babylonians were the first people to systematically apply myths to constellations and astrology and describe the twelve signs of the zodiac. This perhaps explains why it was the Greeks who shaped the system of astrology into its modern day form, even though the first organized system of astrology arose during the 2nd millennium BC, in Babylon. It seems that very few are aware that the ancient Greeks were also superstitious, despite their logical thinking. Every time ancient Greece is mentioned, most people automatically think of democracy, the Olympic Games, mythology, philosophy, technology and various sciences such as mathematics and astronomy.
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