geminatus

Latin · adjective
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-09-23
Meanings
Literal translation
doubled
Categories
astrological concept
zodiac sign quality
Related Lemmata 6 ›

1. double-bodied

1.a double-bodied astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces

nunc binis insiste; dabunt geminata potentis per socium effectus.

‘Now turn to the double signs; being doubled they will exert influences the power of which is tempered by a partner.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.159 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 94-95

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). geminatus (Lemma #2076). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2076/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). geminatus (Lemma #2076). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2076/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). geminatus (Lemma #2076). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2076/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) geminatus (Lemma #2076), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2076/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2076,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {geminatus ({Lemma} #2076)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2076/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2076/},
}