δεσπότης
despotēs

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-07-29
Primary meaning master
Literal translation master
Variants
δεσπότης despotēs
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master astrological concept

ἐὰν δέ ποτε οἱ τῶν ἀχρηματίστων τόπων δεσπόται ἐπὶ τῶν χρηματιστικῶν τόπων τύχωσι, μετριότητα βίου δηλοῦσιν

‘If the masters of the inactive places happen to be at active places, they show a moderate livelihood.’

— Hephaestion 2.18.32

Genre: astrology


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). δεσπότης (Lemma #1035). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1035/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). δεσπότης (Lemma #1035). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1035/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). δεσπότης (Lemma #1035). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1035/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) δεσπότης (Lemma #1035), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1035/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1035,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {δεσπότης ({Lemma} #1035)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1035/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1035/},
}