caput arietis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-07-01
Primary meaning the head of the Ram
Literal translation head of the ram
Variants
caput arietis
arietis caput
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the head of the Ram (3–5° Aries) animal part

III. vero et IV. et V. in capite

‘[The degrees] 3 and 4 and 5 consist of the head [of Aries]’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.1

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. 2.287


See also

aries Aries

caput gemini the head of the Twin

caput cancri the head of the Crab

caput leonis the head of the Lion

caput virginis the head of the Virgin

caput librae the head of the Scales

caput scorpii the head of the Scorpion

caput sagittarii the head of the Archer

caput capricorni the head of Capricorn

caput aquarii the head of the Waterbearer

caput piscis the head of the Fish

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). caput arietis (Lemma #1543). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1543/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). caput arietis (Lemma #1543). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1543/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). caput arietis (Lemma #1543). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1543/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) caput arietis (Lemma #1543), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1543/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1543,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {caput arietis ({Lemma} #1543)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1543/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1543/},
}