manus gemini

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-05-27
Primary meaning the hands of the Twin
Literal translation hands of the twin
Variants
manus gemini
gemini manus
Edited by
the hands of the northern Twin

11°–12° Gemini

XI. et XII. in manibus

‘[the degrees] 11 and 12 [are] in the hands [of the northern 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. 2.288

See also

〈gemini〉 ‘Gemini’

〈manus virginis〉 ‘the hands of the Virgin’

〈manus dextra librae〉 ‘the right hand of the Scales’

〈manus dextra scorpii〉 ‘the right claw of the Scorpion’

〈manus sinistra scorpii〉 ‘the left claw of the Scorpion’

〈manus sinistra sagittarii〉 ‘the left hand of the Archer’

〈manus dextra sagitarii〉 ‘the right hand of the Archer’

〈manus dextra capricorni〉 ‘the right hand of Capricorn’

〈manus dextra aquarii〉 ‘the right hand of the Waterbearer’

〈manus sinistra aquarii〉 ‘the left hand of the Waterbearer’

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). manus gemini (Lemma #1583). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1583/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). manus gemini (Lemma #1583). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1583/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). manus gemini (Lemma #1583). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1583/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) manus gemini (Lemma #1583), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1583/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1583,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {manus gemini ({Lemma} #1583)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1583/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1583/},
}