aurem intendo

Latin · verb
variant intendo aurem
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-11-11
Meanings
Literal translation
to stretch the ear towards
Categories
astrological concept
Related Lemmata 7 ›

1. to hear

1.a to hear astrological concept

relation between zodiac signs

at nudus Geminis intendit Aquarius aurem sublimemque colit Cancrum spectatque reducta tela Sagittiferi.

‘And now to the Twins does the Waterman incline his ear, he naked too; he worships the Crab on high and contemplates the drawn bow of the Archer.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.511 ff

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 122-123

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). aurem intendo (Lemma #2149). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2149/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). aurem intendo (Lemma #2149). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2149/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). aurem intendo (Lemma #2149). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2149/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) aurem intendo (Lemma #2149), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2149/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2149,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {aurem intendo ({Lemma} #2149)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2149/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2149/},
}