benevolus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2023-12-01
Primary meaning benefic
Literal translation benevolent
Variants
benevolus
benivolus
Edited by
benefic astrological concept

Quemcumque enim locum benivolae stellae respexerint, [...] omnia [...] feliciter proueniunt

‘For when the benefic planets are in aspect [...] all the things [...] turn out well’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.20.4

Genre: astrological compendium
Provenance: Sicily
Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 1.66

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). benevolus (Lemma #1017). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1017/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). benevolus (Lemma #1017). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1017/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). benevolus (Lemma #1017). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1017/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) benevolus (Lemma #1017), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1017/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1017,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {benevolus ({Lemma} #1017)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1017/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1017/},
}