munus

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-11-11
Meanings
Literal translation
gift
Categories
astrological concept

1. gift

1.a gift astrological concept

of lifetime bestowed by a zodiac sign

Scorpios aequabit tribuentem dona Leonem. Centauri fuerint eadem quae munera Cancri.

‘Scorpion will equal the Lion’s bounty of gifts. The award of the Centaur will be the same as the Crab’s.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 3.574 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 210-211

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). munus (Lemma #2394). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2394/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). munus (Lemma #2394). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2394/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). munus (Lemma #2394). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2394/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) munus (Lemma #2394), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2394/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2394,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {munus ({Lemma} #2394)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2394/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2394/},
}