πρῶτος κλῆρος
prōtos klēros

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-11-25
Primary meaning lot of fortune
Literal translation first lot
Variants
πρῶτος κλῆρος prōtos klēros
Edited by
lot of fortune astrological lot

κλ[ῆ]ρος τύχης ὁ πρῶτος κλῆρος ὁ καλούμενος τύ- χης εὑρέθη τὴν κατὰ μῆκος [κείνησιν] ποιούμενος ἐν ζῳδί[ῳ θ]η[λ]υκῷ ἀνθρωποειδεῖ Παρθένω [...]

‘Lot of fortune. The first lot, called of fortune, has been found making its longitudinal [motion] in the feminine, anthropomorphic sign Virgo [...]’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4277 ii. 12-16

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: 424-425

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). πρῶτος κλῆρος (Lemma #2652). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2652/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). πρῶτος κλῆρος (Lemma #2652). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2652/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). πρῶτος κλῆρος (Lemma #2652). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2652/
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Meinhardt, K. (2024) πρῶτος κλῆρος (Lemma #2652), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2652/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2652,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {πρῶτος κλῆρος ({Lemma} #2652)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2652/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2652/},
}