pedes gemini

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-05-27
Primary meaning the feet of the Twin
Literal translation feet of the twin
Variants
pedes gemini
gemini pedes
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the feet of the northern Twin animal part

13°–15° Gemini

XIII. et XIV. et XV. in pedibus

‘[the degrees] 13 and 14 and 15 are in the feet [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


the feet of the southern Twin animal part

30° Gemini

in pedibus sola XXX.

‘in the feet [of the southern twin is located] only the 30th degree’

— 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

pedes tauri feet of Taurus

pedes cervi the feet of the Stag

pedes arietis the feet of the Ram

pedes anteriores tauri the fore-feet of the Bull

pedes posteriores tauri the hind feet of the Bull

gemini Gemini

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

Πρόπους PropousPropus (η Geminorum)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). pedes gemini (Lemma #1584). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1584/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). pedes gemini (Lemma #1584). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1584/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). pedes gemini (Lemma #1584). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1584/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) pedes gemini (Lemma #1584), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1584/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1584,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {pedes gemini ({Lemma} #1584)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1584/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1584/},
}