phoebe

Latin noun
loaned from Greek

Last edited: 2024-11-11
Primary meaning Moon
Literal translation Phoebe
Variants
phoebe
Edited by
Moon luminary

rare, poetic

consule tum Phoeben imitantem lumina fratris semper et in proprio regnantem tempore noctis;

‘Seek guidance then from the Moon, who ever reflects her brother’s radiance and reigns in the hours of night, her own domain;’

— Manilius, Astronomica 3.197 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 176-179

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). phoebe (Lemma #2336). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2336/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). phoebe (Lemma #2336). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2336/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). phoebe (Lemma #2336). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2336/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) phoebe (Lemma #2336), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2336/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2336,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {phoebe ({Lemma} #2336)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2336/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2336/},
}