ASTROLOGY - SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC The sigils and images for zodiacal Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer, from the series by John Leighton, The Life of Man, 1866. The soldier Ares rides the Ram associated with the sign Aries. The young woman (perhaps Persephone) rides the Bull of Taurus. The Twins are represented as carrying a female - perhaps a reminder that the mythological twins (Castor and Pollux) were born from the egg of Leda. The image of Cancer is of a sea-god (probably Poseidon) riding the Crab associated with the sign.