According to classical Greek Mythology, during this time, Earth provided food in abundance and people lived like gods without sorrow of heart, free from toil and grief. 

This view, which identifies Virgo as the earthly Maiden of Plenty, is a symbol of abundance in the harvest. Virgo’s position indicates discipline, she reaps the fruits of her planting by gathering the wheat and putting what she has gleaned to very good use. 

The most occult book of all, the Bible, puts it this way “for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." This, in and of itself validates what we, as readers, know to be true: much effort results in much prosperity. With Virgo, astrologically and psychologically the Law of Compensation is in operation. A garden requires patient labor, plants thrive because someone tends to them. 

Virgo is a trigger to our own inner, untapped wisdom of things as they are. She is teaching us that prolonged effort and acquired experience, won in the labor of life, will make us very prudent, and prudence united with wisdom will safely lead us to a higher level of attainment. 

In Virgo, Mercury stands for the in-drawing of forces. She preserves her energies, perfects her methods, and brings talents and skills into focus. In her pursuit of perfection and inner reflection, Virgo radiates confident humility, having faith in her strengths, while also being aware of her weaknesses, knowing what she doesn’t know, and having trust in what she does. 

When it comes to the language written or spoken, Virgo’s recognition of quality is exceptional. It is evident that those born under this sign know how to think with emotions and feel with the intellect. They don’t mind being seen as language activists because that's what they are; they are clear and concise, and we are not left in doubt as to their meaning. In very truth, they possess keen perception and in the most literal sense, some of them are fascinated by the vocabulary of all the "ex" words: express, explain, expose, exclaim, examine, exalt.

To mentally register the full meaning of the Virgo archetype, one ought to consider the following words: analytical reasoning. To analyze, to think, to reason, is to unite meanings, words, ideas, and images into a coherent whole, with the purpose of understanding, knowing, or looking for solutions.

When the complete significance of these words is realized, it will perhaps be clear as to why the ancients have assigned the winged Maiden to rule over the intestinal tract where energies from thoughts and foods are assimilated. We don’t store energy in the brain, we store energy in the abdominal area.