κατωφερής
katōpherēs

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2025-02-03
Primary meaning downward-inclined
Literal translation downward-inclined
Variants
κατωφερής katōpherēs
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downward-inclined zodiac sign quality

ἔστι δὲ τὸ ζῴδιον (…) κατωφερές

‘The zodiac sign (Taurus) is … downward-inclined (or, prone to lewdness)’

— Vettius Valens 1.2.14

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κατωφερής (Lemma #2770). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2770/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κατωφερής (Lemma #2770). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2770/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). κατωφερής (Lemma #2770). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2770/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) κατωφερής (Lemma #2770), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2770/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2770,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {κατωφερής ({Lemma} #2770)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2770/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2770/},
}