πάρυγρος
parugros

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2024-11-25
Primary meaning damp
Literal translation somewhat wet
Variants
πάρυγρος parugros
Edited by
damp zodiac sign quality

of Aquarius

τ[ὸ] δὲ δῦνον [ε]ὑρέθη [τὴν κατὰ μῆ]κος κείνη- σιν ποιούμενον ἐν ζῳ[δίῳ στερεῷ] ἀρρενι- κ]ῷ παρύ[γρ]ῳ Ὑδρ[οχ]όῳ

‘The setting point has been found making its longitudinal motion in the solid, masculine, damp sign Aquarius’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4277 i. 28-30

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: 422-423

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). πάρυγρος (Lemma #2646). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2646/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). πάρυγρος (Lemma #2646). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2646/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). πάρυγρος (Lemma #2646). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2646/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) πάρυγρος (Lemma #2646), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2646/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2646,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {πάρυγρος ({Lemma} #2646)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2646/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2646/},
}