radiis inpugno

Latin verb

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning to be in a bad aspect
Literal translation to attack with rays
Variants
radiis inpugno
inpugno radiis
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to be in a bad aspect astrological concept

Si vero a Saturno ad Martem feratur, mediocriter haec eadem facit; mulieribus vero tunc decernit vitia, cum eandem radiis suis inpugnaverit Saturnus.

‘When it moves from Saturn to Mars, it does the same in a moderate manner; then it indicates vice for women when Saturn aspects [the Moon] badly’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.16.2

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. 1.234

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiis inpugno (Lemma #1160). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1160/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiis inpugno (Lemma #1160). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1160/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiis inpugno (Lemma #1160). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1160/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) radiis inpugno (Lemma #1160), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1160/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1160,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {radiis inpugno ({Lemma} #1160)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1160/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1160/},
}