thema mundi

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning nativity of the world
Literal translation nativity of the world
Variants
thema mundi
Edited by
nativity of the world astrological concept

I. THEMA MUNDI. Mundi itaque genituram hanc esse voluerunt secuti Aesculapium et Hanubium [...]

‘1. THEMA MUNDI. They [Petosiris and Nechepso] in this doctrine followed Aesculapius and Hanubius.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 3.1.1

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. 1.91

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). thema mundi (Lemma #1054). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1054/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). thema mundi (Lemma #1054). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1054/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). thema mundi (Lemma #1054). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1054/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) thema mundi (Lemma #1054), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1054/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1054,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {thema mundi ({Lemma} #1054)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1054/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1054/},
}