caput librae

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the head of the Scales
Literal translation head of the scales
Variants
caput librae
librae caput
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the head of the Scales animal part

1°–2° Libra

I. et II. partes collocantur in capite

‘degrees 1 and 2 are located in the head [of the Scales]’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.7

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

libra Libra

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 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 librae (Lemma #1623). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1623/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput librae (Lemma #1623). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1623/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput librae (Lemma #1623). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1623/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) caput librae (Lemma #1623), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1623/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1623,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {caput librae ({Lemma} #1623)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1623/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1623/},
}