Aries (♈︎; Ancient Greek: Κριός, romanized: Kriós, Latin: Ariēs, lit.

'ram') is the first astrological sign in the zodiac, spanning the first 30 degrees of celestial longitude (0°≤ λ <30°), and originates from the Aries constellation.

Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this sign from approximately March 21 to April 19 each year.

[4] Individuals born while the Sun is in this sign may be called Ariens[2] The color for Aries is red.

Beyond the association to the planet Mars, there is no link between Aries and Ares, the god of war, often pictured with a vulture and whose origin stems from ἀρή (arē), the Ionic form of the Doric ἀρά (ara), "bane, ruin, curse, imprecation".