ALT Discovery of goat-fish petroglyph unveils Egyptian understanding of zodiac symbols Researchers have identified a unique petroglyph in Egypt’s el-Hosh region that likely represents the zodiac sign Capricornus, a hybrid creature with the forequarters of a goat and the hindquarters of a fish. This discovery, led by Dr. Linda Evans of Macquarie University, Australia, and her colleagues, has been documented in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. It represents the first known instance of a zodiac symbol in Egyptian rock art. Capricornus originates in Mesopotamia, where it symbolized the Sumerian god Enki (and later, the Akkadian Ea), both associated with water and wisdom. By the late third millennium BCE, this imagery evolved into the recognizable goat-fish hybrid depicted on Mesopotamian seals. The zodiac, as a system of celestial symbols influencing human affairs, spread from Mesopotamia to Greece in the 5th century BCE and eventually reached Egypt through Greek and Roman influences
