〈septentrionalis〉 ‘northern’
〈Βορρᾶς〉 Borras ‘north wind’
〈Βόρειος Λίνος〉 Boreios Linos ‘Northern Cord’
〈βόρειος πόλος τοῦ κόσμου〉 boreios polos tou kosmou ‘north celestial pole’
βόρειος
boreios
Greek adjective
Last edited: 2025-04-08| Primary meaning | northern |
|---|---|
| Literal translation | of the north wind |
| Variants | βόρειος boreios βο bo abbreviation |
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northern cardinal direction
σελήνη οὖσα ἐν Ἰχ[θύσι τὰ βόρια ἢ καὶ συν[ νος ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀνατ[
‘The moon being in Pisces(?) [ the north or even at the node(?) [ ... against(?) the eastern(?)[’
Λέων | βο | [... Πάρθεν(ος) | βο | γ [...
‘Leo | northern | [... Virgo | northern | 3 [...’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T., & Meinhardt, K. (2025). βόρειος (Lemma #2668). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2668/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T., & Meinhardt, K. (2025). βόρειος (Lemma #2668). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2668/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T., & Meinhardt, K. (2025). βόρειος (Lemma #2668). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2668/
Harvard
Peeters, T. and Meinhardt, K. (2025) βόρειος (Lemma #2668), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2668/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2668,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas and Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2025},
title = {βόρειος ({Lemma} #2668)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2668/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2668/},
}