orion

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
Orion
Categories
constellation
Related Lemmata 5 ›

1. Orion

1.a 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

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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: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1462,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {orion ({Lemma} #1462)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1462/},
}