frons scorpionis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the front of the Scorpion
Literal translation front of the scorpion
Variants
frons scorpionis
scorpionis frons
frons scorpii
scorpii frons
Edited by
the front of the Scorpion animal part

3°–5° Scorpio

Si Luna in Tauri pedibus fuerit inventa, aut in nebula Cancri, aut in iuba Leonis, aut in fronte Scorpionis, ab VIII. scilicet parte usque ad X., <aut> in Sagittario, aut in spinis Capricorni, aut in lino Piscium, aut in capite Arietis, et sit minuta luminibus [...], et eam aut Satnrnus aut Mars aliqua radiatione respiciant, caecos efficiet.

‘If the moon is located in the feet of the Bull or in the nebula of the Crab or in the mane of the Lion or in the front of the Scorpion ca. from 8° to 10° or in Sagittarius or in the spine of Capricorn or in the line of the Fish, or in the head of Aries, and it is waning [...], and either Saturn or Mars aspect her in any way, she indicates blindness.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 6.31.88

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. 2.172

tres sequentes in fronte

‘the three following [degrees] are in the front [of the Scorpion]’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.8

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. 2.291

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). frons scorpionis (Lemma #1328). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1328/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). frons scorpionis (Lemma #1328). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1328/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). frons scorpionis (Lemma #1328). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1328/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) frons scorpionis (Lemma #1328), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1328/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1328,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {frons scorpionis ({Lemma} #1328)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1328/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1328/},
}