commixtio

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning conjunction, stellium
Literal translation a mix
Edited by
conjunction, stellium astrological concept, aspect

Si vero Saturnus istam commixtionem in oportunis geniturae locis positus in nocturna genitura respexerit, faciet insidias pericula accusationes discrimina ei popularis invidiae crimen adnectit.

‘If Saturn aspects this conjunction while located in important places of a night chart, he will indicate plots, dangers, accusations, crises, and scandal.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.19.27

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. 1.252

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). commixtio (Lemma #1174). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1174/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). commixtio (Lemma #1174). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1174/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). commixtio (Lemma #1174). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1174/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) commixtio (Lemma #1174), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1174/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1174,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {commixtio ({Lemma} #1174)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1174/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1174/},
}