〈cetus〉 ‘the Sea monster’
〈cauda cancri〉 ‘the tail of the Crab’
〈cauda leonis〉 ‘the tail of the Lion’
〈cauda sagittarii〉 ‘the tail of the Archer’
〈cauda capricorni〉 ‘the tail of Capricorn’
〈cauda piscis〉 ‘the tail of the Fish’
cauda ceti
Latin noun
Last edited: 2023-12-12| Primary meaning | the tail of the Sea-Monster |
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| Literal translation | tail of the sea-monster |
| Variants | cauda ceti ceti cauda |
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the tail of the Sea-Monster animal part
In cauda Ceti quicumque habuerint horoscopum, si Mars in ipsa parte fuerit inventus, a bestiis lacerati morientur.
‘Whoever has the ascendant in the tail of the Sea-Monster, if Mars is found on this degree, will be torn apart by wild beasts.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). cauda ceti (Lemma #1538). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1538/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). cauda ceti (Lemma #1538). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1538/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). cauda ceti (Lemma #1538). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1538/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) cauda ceti (Lemma #1538), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1538/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1538,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2023},
title = {cauda ceti ({Lemma} #1538)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1538/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1538/},
}