spinae capricorni

Latin · noun
variant capricorni spinae
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
spine of capricorn
Categories
animal part
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1. spine of capricorn

1.a 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.’

— 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

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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/
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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: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1359,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {spinae capricorni ({Lemma} #1359)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1359/},
}