ἀνθρωποειδής
anthrōpoeidēs

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-12-09
Primary meaning anthropomorphic
Literal translation anthropomorphic
Variants
ἀνθρωποειδής anthrōpoeidēs
Edited by
anthropomorphic zodiac sign quality

of Gemini

εὑρ]έθη ἐν ζῳδίῳ ἀ[ρρ]ενι[κῷ] δισώμ[ῳ ἀνθ]ρωπωειδῆ μουσικῷ φωνα[σκῷ Δι]δύμοις μο(ιρῶν) κθʹ λεπτῶν νʹ

‘[Mercury] was found in the masculine, bicorporal, anthropomophic, musical, voice-training sign Gemini, at 29 degrees 50 minutes’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4283 fr. 2, 3–5

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 3rd-4th century CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 289 + II: 432-433

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀνθρωποειδής (Lemma #2634). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2634/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀνθρωποειδής (Lemma #2634). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2634/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). ἀνθρωποειδής (Lemma #2634). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2634/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) ἀνθρωποειδής (Lemma #2634), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2634/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2634,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀνθρωποειδής ({Lemma} #2634)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2634/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2634/},
}