locus fortunae

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning lot of fortune
Literal translation place of fortune
Variants
locus fortunae
fortunae locus
Edited by
lot of fortune astrological lot

magnos potentes nobiles faciet et quibus committantur maximae potestates, praesertim si fuerit in domo sua aut in altitudine sua aut in domo lovis constitutus et si locus Fortunae partiliter et per computum diligenter inventus in aliquo cardine fuerit collocatus.

‘high position and great power are indicated, especially if she is in her own house or exaltation, or the house of Jupiter, or if the Lot of Fortune is located (with most careful measurement) on any angle.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 3.5.20

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. 1.134

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). locus fortunae (Lemma #1102). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1102/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). locus fortunae (Lemma #1102). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1102/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). locus fortunae (Lemma #1102). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1102/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) locus fortunae (Lemma #1102), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1102/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1102,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {locus fortunae ({Lemma} #1102)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1102/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1102/},
}