figuratio

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning phase
Literal translation shape
Variants
figuratio
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phase astronomical term, lunar quality

Sed semper Luna in omni orbis sui figuratione si feratur ad Venerem, faciet praeposteris amorum vitiis implicates

‘But always if the Moon—in any phase—moves towards Venus it will make extraordinary sexual vices and constant scandal’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.6.3

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. 1.204

See also

〈—〉 ẖlꜣ ḫm ‘lunar phase’

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). figuratio (Lemma #1155). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). figuratio (Lemma #1155). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). figuratio (Lemma #1155). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) figuratio (Lemma #1155), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1155,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {figuratio ({Lemma} #1155)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1155/},
}