dator vitae

Latin · noun
variant vitae dator
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
giver of life
Categories
astrological concept
Related Lemmata 3 ›

1. chart ruler

1.a chart ruler astrological concept

the planet that rules the ascendant

Cum datorem vitae diligenter inspexeris, id est dominum geniturae, [...]

‘If you look closely at the giver of life, i. e. the ruler of the chart [...]’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.25.2

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. 1.73

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). dator vitae (Lemma #1021). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1021/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). dator vitae (Lemma #1021). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1021/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). dator vitae (Lemma #1021). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1021/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) dator vitae (Lemma #1021), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1021/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1021,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {dator vitae ({Lemma} #1021)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1021/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1021/},
}