anguitenens

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-14
Meanings
Literal translation
snake-holder
Categories
star or constellation
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1.a Ophiuchus star or constellation

Anguitenens magno circumdatus orbe draconis, cum venit in regione tuae, Capricorne, figurae, non inimica facit serpentum membra creatis.

‘When Ophiuchus, encircled by the serpent’s great coils, rises beside the figure of Capricorn, he renders the forms of snakes innocuous to those born under him.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 5.389 ff

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 332-333

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). anguitenens (Lemma #2514). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2514/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). anguitenens (Lemma #2514). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2514/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). anguitenens (Lemma #2514). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2514/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) anguitenens (Lemma #2514), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2514/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2514,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {anguitenens ({Lemma} #2514)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2514/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2514/},
}