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( Pisces (constellation))
Pisces (pronounced /'pa?si?z/, Latin fish (plural), symbol  , Unicode ?) is a zodiac constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. The Vernal equinox is currently located in Pisces, due south of ? Psc, and, due to precession, slowly drifting below the western fish towards Aquarius. The constellation resembles two fish, each of which is tied to the same point by a long length of string. Generally the objects have been considered as fish, although since, by including fainter stars visible to the naked eye, the strings themself take on the appearance of stick-figure bodies (with the roundish objects thus becoming heads), some forms of early Greek mythology viewed it as men bound to a point. It is generally thought that in earlier depictions, only the constellation Piscis Austrinus was considered to be a fish. According to one version[citation needed] in Greek mythology, this constellation represents fish into which Aphrodite and her son Eros transformed in order to escape the monstrous Typhon. The two fish are often depicted tied together with a cord (on their tails), to make sure they do not lose one another.
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