lyra

Latin noun
loaned from Greek

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning the Lyre
Literal translation lyre
Variants
lyra
Edited by
the Lyre constellation

modern Lyra

In X. parte Capricorni oritur Lyra.

‘At 10° Capricorn rises the Lyre.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.15.3

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. 3.310

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). lyra (Lemma #1489). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1489/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). lyra (Lemma #1489). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1489/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). lyra (Lemma #1489). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1489/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) lyra (Lemma #1489), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1489/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1489,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {lyra ({Lemma} #1489)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1489/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1489/},
}