ἑξάγωνος πλευρά
hexagōnos pleura

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-03-24
Primary meaning side of hexagon
Literal translation hexagonal side
Variants
ἑξάγωνος πλευρά hexagōnos pleura
Edited by
side of hexagon astrological concept

ἐχρημάτισε γὰρ ἡ ἀναφορὰ τοῦ Ταύρου κγʹ καὶ Ἄρεως περίοδος ιεʹ· γίνονται ληʹ· ἀλλὰ καὶ ἑξάγωνος πλευρὰ Κρόνου καὶ Ἀφροδίτης ληʹ.

‘For the rising(-time) of Taurus was active, 23 (years), and the period of Mars, 15, total 38, but also the hexagonal side of Saturn and of Venus (i.e., one side of a hexagon along the zodiacal circle that coincides with their positions), (total) 38.’

— Vettius Valens 7.3.31–32

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 117,VI)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἑξάγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1447). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1447/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἑξάγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1447). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1447/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἑξάγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1447). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1447/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἑξάγωνος πλευρά (Lemma #1447), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1447/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1447,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἑξάγωνος πλευρά ({Lemma} #1447)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1447/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1447/},
}