λαμπήνη
lampēnē

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning exaltation
Literal translation covered chariot
Variants
λαμπήνη lampēnē
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covered chariot common noun

exaltation astrological concept

ἐν ἰδίαις λαμπήναις λέγονται οἱ ἀστέρες ὅταν ἐπὶ τῶν ἰδίων ὑψωμάτων τύχωσι

‘The planets are said to be “in their own covered chariots” whenever they are at their own exaltations’

— Sarapion of Alexandria, Various Names for Configurations of the Stars

Genre: astrology
Date: 1st cent. BCE/CE?

CCAG VIII.4 227


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). λαμπήνη (Lemma #191). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/191/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). λαμπήνη (Lemma #191). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/191/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). λαμπήνη (Lemma #191). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/191/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) λαμπήνη (Lemma #191), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/191/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac191,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {λαμπήνη ({Lemma} #191)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/191/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/191/},
}