praesidium

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning favorable aspect
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praesidium
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favorable aspect astrological concept

Si vero hic locus possessus a malivolis nudus ab omni benivolarum stellarum praesidio relinquatur, perpetua vitia valitudinum et calamitatum exitiales exitus decernuntur.

‘If this a malefic occupies this place, left naked without aspect to any benefic protector, perpetual illness and endless calamities are indicated’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 6.32.44

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. 2.186

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). praesidium (Lemma #1379). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1379/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). praesidium (Lemma #1379). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1379/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). praesidium (Lemma #1379). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1379/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) praesidium (Lemma #1379), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1379/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1379,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {praesidium ({Lemma} #1379)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1379/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1379/},
}