caput virginis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the head of the Virgin
Literal translation head of the Virgin
Variants
caput virginis
virginis caput
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the head of the Virgin animal part

1°–2° Virgo

I. et II. partes in capite Virginis collocantur,

‘the degrees 1 and 2 are located in the head of the Virgin’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.6

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


See also

virgo Virgo

caput gemini the head of the Twin

caput arietis the head of the Ram

caput cancri the head of the Crab

caput leonis the head of the Lion

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 virginis (Lemma #1613). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1613/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput virginis (Lemma #1613). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1613/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput virginis (Lemma #1613). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1613/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) caput virginis (Lemma #1613), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1613/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1613,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {caput virginis ({Lemma} #1613)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1613/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1613/},
}