νῶτος
nōtos

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-09-16
Primary meaning back
Literal translation back
Variants
νῶτος nōtos
Edited by
back part of zodiac sign

τοῦ ἐν τῶι νώιτωι λα̣μπροῦ ἀστέρος βορειότερος δακτύλο̣[ι]ς δυσί

‘(Jupiter was in Cancer …) two fingers north of the bright star in the back (of the Crab [Cancer])’

— P.Lond. I 130 120–123

Genre: horoscope
Date: 81 CE

(GH 81)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). νῶτος (Lemma #2488). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2488/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). νῶτος (Lemma #2488). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2488/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). νῶτος (Lemma #2488). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2488/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) νῶτος (Lemma #2488), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2488/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2488,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {νῶτος ({Lemma} #2488)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2488/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2488/},
}