solidus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning fixed
Literal translation solid
Variants
solidus
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fixed astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius

in solidis vero opprimi a ruina facit aut <per> praecipitia iactari

‘in fIxed signs he is crushed by ruins or thrown over a precipice;’

— 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

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). solidus (Lemma #1068). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1068/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). solidus (Lemma #1068). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1068/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). solidus (Lemma #1068). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1068/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) solidus (Lemma #1068), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1068/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1068,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {solidus ({Lemma} #1068)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1068/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1068/},
}