dominus temporum

Latin · noun
variants temporum dominus , temporis dominus , temporis domina , domina temporis , dominus temporis
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
ruler of the times
Categories
astrological concept
Related Lemmata 6 ›

1. time lord

1.a time lord astrological concept

planet that rules a specific time period

Cum itaque Sol dominus temporum fuerit, tenet dominatum annos decem menses novem; simili modo et Luna, cum domina temporis fuerit, tenebit annos decem menses novem.

‘Thus when the Sun is the Ruler of Time he holds dominion for ten years and nine months. In a similar way the Moon, when she becomes Mistress of Time, will hold it for ten years and nine months.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.26.2

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. 1.75

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). dominus temporum (Lemma #1024). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1024/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). dominus temporum (Lemma #1024). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1024/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). dominus temporum (Lemma #1024). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1024/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) dominus temporum (Lemma #1024), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1024/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1024,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {dominus temporum ({Lemma} #1024)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1024/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1024/},
}