natura leonis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the genitals of the Lion
Literal translation nature of the lion
Variants
natura leonis
leonis natura
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the genitals of the Lion animal part

28° Leo

XXVIII. in natura est Leonis,

‘the 28th [degree] is in the genitals of the Lion’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.5

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. 2.290


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). natura leonis (Lemma #1611). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1611/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). natura leonis (Lemma #1611). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1611/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). natura leonis (Lemma #1611). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1611/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) natura leonis (Lemma #1611), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1611/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1611,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {natura leonis ({Lemma} #1611)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1611/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1611/},
}