caput gemini

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the head of the Twin
Literal translation head of the twin
Variants
caput gemini
gemini caput
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the head of the norhtern Twin animal part

1°–2° Gemini

I. et Π. partes in capite eius Geminorum sunt constitutae qui ad aquilonem vergit,

‘degrees 1 and 2 are located in the head of that twin which inclines north’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.3

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. 2.288


the head of the southern Twin animal part

18°–20° Gemini

XVIII. et XIX. et XX. in australis Gemini capite collocantur,

‘the degrees 18, 19 and 20 are located in the head of the southern twin’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.3

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. 2.289


See also

gemini Gemini

caput arietis the head of the Ram

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. (2023). caput gemini (Lemma #1578). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1578/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput gemini (Lemma #1578). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1578/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput gemini (Lemma #1578). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1578/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) caput gemini (Lemma #1578), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1578/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1578,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {caput gemini ({Lemma} #1578)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1578/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1578/},
}