delfinus

Latin noun
loaned from Greek

Last edited: 2025-05-26
Primary meaning the Dolphin
Literal translation dolphin
Variants
delfinus
delphinus Manilius 1.346, 5.416; Pliny NH 18.234
Edited by
the Dolphin constellation

In parte VIII. Capricorni oritur Delfinus.

‘At 8° Capricon rises the Dolphin.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.15.2

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. 2.309

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). delfinus (Lemma #1488). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1488/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). delfinus (Lemma #1488). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1488/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). delfinus (Lemma #1488). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1488/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) delfinus (Lemma #1488), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1488/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1488,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {delfinus ({Lemma} #1488)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1488/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1488/},
}