caput aquarii

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning the head of the Waterbearer
Literal translation head of the waterbearer
Variants
caput aquarii
aquarii caput
Edited by

the head of the Waterbearer animal part

1°–2° Aquarii

In capite eius I. et II. partes collocantur,

‘in his head are located the degrees 1 and 2’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 8.4.11

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. 2.292


See also

aquarius Aquarius

caput gemini the head of the Twin

caput arietis the head of the Ram

caput cancri the head of the Crab

caput scorpii the head of the Scorpion

caput virginis the head of the Virgin

caput leonis the head of the Lion

caput librae the head of the Scales

caput sagittarii the head of the Archer

caput capricorni the head of Capricorn

caput piscis the head of the Fish

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput aquarii (Lemma #1666). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1666/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput aquarii (Lemma #1666). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1666/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). caput aquarii (Lemma #1666). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1666/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) caput aquarii (Lemma #1666), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1666/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1666,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {caput aquarii ({Lemma} #1666)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1666/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1666/},
}