sedens

Latin verb

Last edited: 2024-11-11
Primary meaning sitting
Literal translation sitting
Variants
sedens
Edited by
sitting astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Taurus, Libra, Capricorn

vel quae fessa sedent pigras referentia mentes, Taurus depositis collo sopitus aratris, Libra sub emerito considens orbe laborum, tuque tuos, Capricorne, gelu contractus in artus;

‘or that some sit fatigued and reflect their weariness of mind, the Bull slumberous now the plough has left his shoulder, the Balance that sinks down after discharging its round of tasks, and you, Capricorn, whose limbs are shrivelled by the frost;’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.249 ff

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 102-103

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). sedens (Lemma #2090). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2090/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). sedens (Lemma #2090). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2090/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). sedens (Lemma #2090). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2090/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) sedens (Lemma #2090), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2090/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2090,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {sedens ({Lemma} #2090)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2090/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2090/},
}