canis

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
dog
Categories
constellation
Related Lemmata 4 ›

1. the Dog

1.a the Dog constellation

In dextra parte Sagittarii oritur navis Argo, in sinistra Canis.

‘In the right part of Sagittarius rises the ship Argo, in the left part the Dog.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.27.12

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. 2.343

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). canis (Lemma #1530). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1530/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). canis (Lemma #1530). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1530/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). canis (Lemma #1530). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1530/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) canis (Lemma #1530), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1530/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1530,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {canis ({Lemma} #1530)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1530/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1530/},
}