What Means Of Zodiac..??

Zodiac denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations or "signs" along the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the heavens, dividing the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude. As such, the zodiac is a celestial coordinate system, more precisely an ecliptic coordinate system, taking the ecliptic as the origin of latitude, and the position of the sun at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude.

It is known to have been in use by the Roman era, based on concepts inherited by Hellenistic astronomy from Babylonian astronomy of the Chaldean period (mid 1st millennium BC), which in turn derived from an earlier system of lists of stars along the ecliptic.[1] The construction of the zodiac is described in Ptolemy's Almagest (2nd century AD).

The term zodiac may also refer to the region of the celestial sphere encompassing the paths of the Moon and the naked eye planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn), corresponding to the band of about eight arc degrees above and below the ecliptic. The zodiac of a given planet is the band which contains the path of that particular body, e.g. the "zodiac of the Moon" is the band of five degrees above and below the ecliptic. By extension, the "zodiac of the comets" may refer to the band encompassing most short-period comets [2]

The term zodiac derives from Latin zōdiacus, in turn from the Greek ζωδιακός κύκλος (zōdiakos kuklos), meaning "circle of animals", derived from ζώδιον (zōdion), the diminutive of ζῶον (zōon) "animal". The name is motivated by the many of the signs of the classical Greek zodiac being represented as animals (six out of twelve, plus two mythological hybrids).

Although the zodiac remains the basis of the ecliptic coordinate system in use in astronomy besides the equatorial one, the term and the names of the twelve signs are today mostly associated with horoscopic astrology.

Norman Harrison was the owner of an occult bookstore in Greenwich Village. He made a deal with 12 demons, each representing a sign of the zodiac to give him power beyond his wildest dreams. The demons grafted themselves to Norman granting him powers based on the zodiac, such as growing horns, shooting energy arrows, controlling water, or flying.

Ghost Rider followed Zodiak's trail into a nearby building, where his discovered four children encased in a ball of mystical energy, being tom apart by its power, with a group called "The Seven" channeling the energies. Zodiak and his men caught Ghost Rider by surprise and using guns mystically powered by Zodiak's employes, took him down. However, Doctor Strange and his companions Topaz and Rintrah entered and saved Ghost Rider. The Seven lost their focus in the ritual and caused the energy ball to explode, releasing a demon that Dr. Strange quickly sent back to its home dimension. Ghost Rider then found one of Zodiak's doppelgangers, which taunted him before being destroyed.

Some time later, Ghost Rider began his search for Zodiak again and started attacking drug dealers in an effort to locate him or send a message to him. On of the dealers, Tim, did manage to get the message back to Zodiak, who then killed another innocent person to lure Ghost Rider to him. After an impromptu fight with Suicide, Ghost Rider found Zodiak/Tim and unmasked him. As Suicide attacked Ghost Rider again, Rider forced him to watch Tim slip away and die. The real Zodiak then arrived and blasted Ghost Rider with the gun again, but it proved not to be powerful enough to kill the hero. When Ghost Rider destroyed the weapon, Zodiak took fight to escape, but was knocked into a subway station.