δίσωμος
disōmos

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning double-bodied
Literal translation two-bodied
Variants
δίσωμος disōmos
Edited by
double-bodied astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ ἐνθάδε ἐν δισώμοις οἱ ἀστέρες ἔτυχον

‘And so too here did the planets happen to be in two-bodied (zodiac signs).’

— Vettius Valens 7.6.44

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 134,VI)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). δίσωμος (Lemma #1076). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1076/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). δίσωμος (Lemma #1076). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1076/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). δίσωμος (Lemma #1076). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1076/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) δίσωμος (Lemma #1076), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1076/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1076,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {δίσωμος ({Lemma} #1076)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1076/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1076/},
}