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The word zodiac comes from the Greek zodiakos kyklos, which means "circle of animals." In the zodiac, only Libra the Scales is not a living creature. The constellations of the zodiac all occur along the ecliptic, which is the path the Sun follows as it appears to move through the sky.

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