caput scorpii

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the head of the Scorpion
Literal translation head of the scorpion
Variants
caput scorpii
scorpii caput
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the head of the Scorpion animal part

1°–2° Scorpio

I. et II. partes in capite Scorpii collocantur,

‘degrees 1 and 2 are located in the Scorpion's head’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.8

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. 2.291


See also

caput gemini the head of the Twin

caput arietis the head of the Ram

caput cancri the head of the Crab

caput virginis the head of the Virgin

caput leonis the head of the Lion

caput librae the head of the Scales

scorpius Scorpio

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 scorpii (Lemma #1619). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1619/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput scorpii (Lemma #1619). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1619/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput scorpii (Lemma #1619). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1619/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) caput scorpii (Lemma #1619), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1619/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1619,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {caput scorpii ({Lemma} #1619)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1619/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1619/},
}