οἴαξ
oiax

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-11-25
Primary meaning ascendant
Literal translation rudder
Variants
οἴαξ oiax
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ascendant astrological concept, cardinal point

οἴαξ ὁ [κ]αλούμενος ὡ[ροσκό]πος, [. . . . . . .] κυβερ[ν]ήτης κατὰ τ[. .] [. . .]ει[. . . .]αρ[. . .]

‘The rudder called 'ascendant' ... steersman ...’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4277 i. 17-18

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. II: 420-421


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). οἴαξ (Lemma #2643). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2643/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). οἴαξ (Lemma #2643). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2643/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). οἴαξ (Lemma #2643). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2643/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) οἴαξ (Lemma #2643), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2643/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2643,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {οἴαξ ({Lemma} #2643)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2643/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2643/},
}