Astrology is basically Indian or Greek?

-It is true that astrology developed in India during maurya. That was the time there was interaction between Indian and Greek civilization. So, I guess the basic idea of astrology came from Greek. is it true? But of course, "Astronomy" was developed in India (Aryabhtiya), I mean the origin. Please don't confuse astronomy with astrology.

The basic idea of astrology is "the celestial bodies control life in earth". this was an idea from Greek, if i m not mistaken.If you would check out the historical records of astrology, you would probably see that the people who invented astrology are the Babylonians.



This belief is supported by earliest pieces of astrological documents such as the Enuma Anu Enlil. This particular document is said to have been written during the early 1600 B.C., and holds an enumeration of astronomical omens and the respective interpretations for each.



Most people will suggest that the Greeks invented the zodiac signs. After all, the names certainly seem to suggest as much. This answer is actually an incorrect one. The Greeks had something to do with it, but the story is a convoluted one that requires some explanation. The story starts in鈥raq.



The first record we have of astrology is from Babylonia in the seventh century BC. Babylonia was contained within the borders of modern day Iraq. The Babylonians created an astrological clock based on the movement of the sun through the night sky. Archeologists believe the clock was used primarily to mark periods of the year for planting and what have you.



Did the Babylonians create the zodiac signs? Yes and no. It is difficult to tell because the records from that time are mostly long gone. Clearly they noted the 12 periods, but what they named them is open to conjecture. The first evidence we have of the actual signs being used comes neither from the Babylonians nor the Greeks. It comes from the Egyptians.



The Greeks stole many ideas from other cultures but still get all the credit today!There are many separate cultures spanning the entire globe who also came up with this theory all on their own. Polynesians, ancient tribes of northern europe before contact with Rome (Wiccan), the vikings. The Ancient Chinese peoples, and others in the Orient far removed from India (Mongols). Egypt and the Sumerians of the ancient Fertile Crescent could have been the first known to do this by archaeological artifacts.
indian. but guy above is right babylonia,. greek is known for plato aristotle who are not astrologists but political philosohesr. notice the difference? astrology? politics? totally different interests, one worldly the other heavenly or other worldly..
Astrology, in one form or another, is common to a many cultures who have had no interaction with each other.
Agree w Julie. Babylonian.
the greeks!