κατὰ τρίγωνον
kata trigōnon

Greek adverb

Last edited: 2025-01-29
Primary meaning in trine
Literal translation in a triangle
Variants
κατὰ τρίγωνον kata trigōnon
Edited by
in trine astrological concept, aspect

Τῆς δὲ πρὸς ἄλληλα τάξεως καὶ θέσεως τῶν ιβʹ ζῳδίων διαφοραί εἰσι τέσσαρες. Ἃ μὲν γὰρ αὐτῶν λέγεται κατὰ διάμετρον, ἃ δὲ κατὰ τρίγωνον, ἃ δὲ κατὰ τετράγωνον, ἃ δὲ κατὰ συζυγίαν, ὑπό τινων δὲ ἀντισυζυγίαν.

‘Of the arrangement in comparison with each other and position of the 12 zodiac signs, there are four distinctions. One of them is called “in opposition”, another one “in trine”, another one “in quartile” and another one “in syzygy”, but according to some “(in) antisyzygy”.’

— Geminus 2.1

Genre: astronomy
Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 9-10

Κατὰ τρίγωνον δέ ἐστι Κριὸς Λέων Τοξότης, Ταῦρος Παρθένος Αἰγόκερως, Δίδυμοι Ζυγὸς Ὑδροχόος, Καρκίνος Σκορπίος Ἰχθύες, τὰ πάντα τρίγωνα ἰσόπλευρα δʹ· ὑποτείνει δὲ ἡ τοῦ τριγώνου πλευρὰ ὑπὸ ζῴδια μὲν δʹ, μοίρας δὲ ρκʹ.

‘“In trine” are Aries - Leo - Sagittarius, Taurus - Virgo - Capricorn, Gemini - Libra - Aquarius, Cancer - Scorpio - Pisces, all 4 equilateral triangles; the side of the triangle subtends 4 zodiac signs, or 120 degrees.’

— Geminus 2.7

Genre: astronomy
Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 10

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). κατὰ τρίγωνον (Lemma #2772). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2772/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). κατὰ τρίγωνον (Lemma #2772). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2772/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). κατὰ τρίγωνον (Lemma #2772). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2772/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) κατὰ τρίγωνον (Lemma #2772), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2772/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2772,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {κατὰ τρίγωνον ({Lemma} #2772)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2772/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2772/},
}