lepus

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning the Hare
Literal translation hare
Variants
lepus
Edited by
the Hare constellation

modern Lepus

In Geminorum parte VII. oritur Lepus.

‘At 7° Gemini rises the Hare.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.8.1

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. 2.301

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). lepus (Lemma #1469). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1469/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). lepus (Lemma #1469). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1469/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). lepus (Lemma #1469). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1469/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) lepus (Lemma #1469), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1469/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1469,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {lepus ({Lemma} #1469)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1469/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1469/},
}