δαίμων

daimōn
Greek · noun
variant δαίμ : daim
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-11-25
Meanings
Literal translation
daimon
Categories
astrological lot
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1. lot of the daimon

1.a lot of the daimon astrological lot

κ[λῆρος δαίμ]ονος ὁ δεύτερος [κλῆρος ὁ καλούμενος δαί- μων εὑρέθη τὴν [κατὰ μῆκος κείνησιν ποιούμεν[ος ἐν ζῳδίῳ στερέῳ βασιλι- κῷ Λέοντι [...]

‘Lot of daimon. The second lot, [called] daimon, has been found making [its longitudinal motion] [in the solid], royal [sign] Leo [...]’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4277 ii. 23-27

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). δαίμων (Lemma #2654). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2654/
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MLA (9th)
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@misc{zodiac2654,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {δαίμων ({Lemma} #2654)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2654/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2654/},
}