〈capricornus〉 ‘Capricorn’
〈spina virginis〉 ‘the spine of the Virgin’
〈spina piscis〉 ‘the spine of the Fish’
spinae capricorni
Latin noun
Last edited: 2023-12-12| Primary meaning | spine of capricorn |
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| Literal translation | spine of capricorn |
| Variants | spinae capricorni capricorni spinae |
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spine of capricorn animal part
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.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). spinae capricorni (Lemma #1359). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). spinae capricorni (Lemma #1359). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). spinae capricorni (Lemma #1359). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) spinae capricorni (Lemma #1359), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1359,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2023},
title = {spinae capricorni ({Lemma} #1359)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/},
}