pedes cervi

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the feet of the Stag
Literal translation feed of the stag
Variants
pedes cervi
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the feet of the Stag animal part

In pedibus Cervi quicumque habuerint horoscopum, errantes plurimum biothanata morte morientur.

‘Those who have the ascendant in the feet of the stag will wander a lot and die a violent death.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.30.12

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. 2.356


See also

pedes gemini the feet of the Twin

pedes dextri cancri the right feet of the Crab

pedes sinistri cancri the left legs of the Crab

pedes extremi cancri the outer legs of the Crab

pedes leonis the feet of the Lion

pes dexter virginis the right foot of the Virgin

pes sinister virginis the left foot of the Virgin

pedes librae the feet of the Scales

pedes dextri scorpii the right legs of the Scorpion

pedes sinistri scorpii the left feet of the Scorpion

pedes sagittarii the feet of the Archer

pedes posteriores et ungues sagittarii the hind-legs and hooves of the Archer

pedes aquarii the feet of the Waterbearer

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pedes cervi (Lemma #1537). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1537/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pedes cervi (Lemma #1537). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1537/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pedes cervi (Lemma #1537). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1537/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) pedes cervi (Lemma #1537), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1537/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1537,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {pedes cervi ({Lemma} #1537)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1537/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1537/},
}