terrenus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2024-10-17
Primary meaning earthly
Literal translation earthly
Variants
terrenus
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earthly (quadruplicity) astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

nam in terrenis signis constitutus feris faciet obici

‘For if Mars is in an earth sign the native is forced to meet wild beasts;’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 3.4.20

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. 1.120

earthly astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Taurus, Aries, Leo, Scorpio

at, quae terrena censentur sidera sorte, princeps armenti Taurus regnoque superbus lanigeri gregis est Aries pestisque duorum praedatorque Leo et dumosis Scorpios arvis.

‘Some stars are reckoned of earthly lot: they are the Bull, the chieftain of the herd; the Ram proud of his lordship over the woolly flock; the predator and bane respectively of both, the Lion and the Scorpion that haunts the thicket of the field.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.226 ff

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 100-101

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). terrenus (Lemma #1067). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1067/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). terrenus (Lemma #1067). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1067/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). terrenus (Lemma #1067). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1067/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) terrenus (Lemma #1067), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1067/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1067,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {terrenus ({Lemma} #1067)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1067/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1067/},
}