corpus naturalis virginis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-06-03
Primary meaning the genitals of the Virgin
Literal translation genitals of the virgin
Variants
corpus naturalis virginis
naturalis corpus virginis
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the genitals of the Virgin animal part

30° Virgo

in naturali corpore sola XXX

‘in the genitals [of Virgo] is only [degree] 30’

— 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


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). corpus naturalis virginis (Lemma #1691). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1691/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). corpus naturalis virginis (Lemma #1691). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1691/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). corpus naturalis virginis (Lemma #1691). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1691/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) corpus naturalis virginis (Lemma #1691), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1691/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1691,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {corpus naturalis virginis ({Lemma} #1691)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1691/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1691/},
}