δορυφόρος
doruphoros

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning bodyguard
Literal translation spear-bearer
Variants
δορυφόρος doruphoros
Edited by
spear-bearer common noun
bodyguard astrological concept

δορυφόροι ἀστέρες λέγονται ἑῷοι μὲν ⟨οἱ⟩ προαναφερόμενοι Ἡλίῳ, ἑσπέριοι δὲ οἱ προανατέλλοντες μὲν Ἡλίῳ, τῇ δὲ Σελήνῃ ἐπαναφερόμενοι

‘“Bodyguards” are called planets at dawn (or, in the east) when they rise before the Sun, and at evening (or, in the west) when they rise before the Sun and rise following the Moon’

— 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). δορυφόρος (Lemma #193). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/193/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). δορυφόρος (Lemma #193). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/193/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). δορυφόρος (Lemma #193). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/193/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) δορυφόρος (Lemma #193), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/193/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac193,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {δορυφόρος ({Lemma} #193)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/193/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/193/},
}