pes sinister virginis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the left foot of the Virgin
Literal translation left foot of the virgin
Variants
sinister pes virginis
virginis sinister pes
pes sinister virginis
Edited by
the left foot of the Virgin animal part

26°–27° Virgo

XXVI. et XXVII. in sinistro collocantur pede

‘[the degrees] 26 and 27 are located in the left foot [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

〈pes tertius scorpionis〉 ‘third leg of Scorpio’

〈pes quartus scorpionis〉 ‘the fourth leg of Scorpio’

〈pes dexter virginis〉 ‘the right foot of the Virgin’

〈pedes tauri〉 ‘feet of Taurus’

〈pedes anteriores tauri〉 ‘the fore-feet of the Bull’

〈pedes cervi〉 ‘the feet of the Stag’

〈pedes arietis〉 ‘the feet of the Ram’

〈pedes posteriores tauri〉 ‘the hind feet of the Bull’

〈pedes gemini〉 ‘the feet of the Twin’

〈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’

〈pedes sagittarii〉 ‘the feet of the Archer’

〈pedes posteriores et ungues sagittarii〉 ‘the hind-legs and hooves of the Archer’

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pes sinister virginis (Lemma #1622). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1622/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pes sinister virginis (Lemma #1622). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1622/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pes sinister virginis (Lemma #1622). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1622/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) pes sinister virginis (Lemma #1622), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1622/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1622,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {pes sinister virginis ({Lemma} #1622)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1622/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1622/},
}