simplex

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning single-bodied
Literal translation single
Variants
simplex
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single-bodied astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

signs which are not double-bodied, i.e. cardinal or fixed

sic et simplicibus signis stat forma quadrata; nam neque Taurus habet comitem, nec iungitur ulli horrendus Leo, nec metuit sine compare quemquam Scorpios, atque uno censetur Aquarius astro.

‘Likewise the single signs also enjoy the figure of a square; for the Bull has no partner, nor has the fierce Lion another at his side; the mateless Scorpion has no one to fear, and the Waterman is counted as of single sign.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.664 ff

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 134-135

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). simplex (Lemma #2158). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2158/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). simplex (Lemma #2158). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2158/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). simplex (Lemma #2158). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2158/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) simplex (Lemma #2158), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2158/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2158,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {simplex ({Lemma} #2158)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2158/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2158/},
}