orion

Latin noun
loaned from Greek

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning Orion
Literal translation Orion
Variants
orion
Edited by
Orion constellation

In Arietis sinistro latere oritur Orion, in parte Arietis scilicet X.

‘On the left side of Aries rises Orion, at ca. 10° Aries.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.6.2

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. 2.296

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). orion (Lemma #1462). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). orion (Lemma #1462). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). orion (Lemma #1462). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) orion (Lemma #1462), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1462,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {orion ({Lemma} #1462)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/},
}