desertus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning not in aspect
Literal translation left behind
Variants
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not in aspect astrological concept

Si vero desertus Mars a benivolis fuerit habens ipse decernendi actus potestatem et eum malivolae stellae respexerint, faciet subiectos laboriosos et qui plus is inpendant quam illis ex suis artibus conferatur.

‘But if Mars is not in aspect with the benefics while it itself has the power to decide the occupation [of the native] and he is aspected by malefics, he indicates subordinate, laborious jobs and spending more than one earns.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.21.3

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. 1.261


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). desertus (Lemma #1177). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1177/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). desertus (Lemma #1177). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1177/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). desertus (Lemma #1177). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1177/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) desertus (Lemma #1177), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1177/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1177,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {desertus ({Lemma} #1177)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1177/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1177/},
}