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I think you are confused because the Zodiac depicts Sagittarius as a Centaur wielding a bow. This should help:
The constellation we know as Sagittarius was known to the Greeks as Centaurus, because it represented the ancient centaur Chiron, teacher of heroes. Chiron was immortal, but was wounded by one of Heracles' poisoned arrows. Living eternally in agony, as he could not heal himself, he allowed Heracles to ask Zeus to trade his immortality so that Prometheus might be freed. To honor his sacrifice, the gods placed him in the heavens.
The Romans used the same myth to give life to Sagittarius, recognizing that Chiron was a renowned archer, having taught Apollo and Artemis the skill in their youth. In Latin, the name means "Archer". So two different constellations have the same origin in two separate cultures.
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Why did the Romans name Sagittarius Sagittarius?
Drawing lines between the stars of the constellation can look like someone shooting a bow and arrow. The association of this constellation with a mounted archer originated in Babylonia as early as the 11th century BC The constellation is called Sagittarius or Archer. They realized that people born then liked travel and were good horsemen and also liked knowledge shooting their remarks and wisdom like arrows
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