parodicus

Latin · adjective
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
belonging to a rotation
Categories
astronomical event
Related Lemmata 6 ›

1. having completed a revolution

1.a having completed a revolution astronomical event

Sed tunc decernit uxorem, cum parodicus Saturnus (id est temporalis) aut Lunam de quadrato viderit, aut Sol ipsum de Leone vel Sagittario trigonica radiatione respexerit.

‘But then he indicates the wife when Saturn having completed a full return (i. e. temporal) aspects either the Moon in a square or the Sun in a trine from Leo or Sagittarius.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 5.3.3

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. 2.28

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). parodicus (Lemma #1245). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1245/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). parodicus (Lemma #1245). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1245/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). parodicus (Lemma #1245). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1245/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) parodicus (Lemma #1245), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1245/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1245,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {parodicus ({Lemma} #1245)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1245/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1245/},
}