κατεστηριγμένον ζῴδιον

katestērigmenon zōidion

Greek · noun

Edited by: Thomas Peeters
Last edited: 2026-10-25

Meanings

1. constellation

Literal translation

fixed figurine

1. constellation

1.a constellation star or constellation

Τὰ κατεστηριγμένα ζῴδια διαιρεῖται εἰς μέρη τρία. Ἅ μὲν γὰρ αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ ζῳδιακοῦ κύκλου κεῖται, ἃ δὲ λέγεται βόρεια, ἃ δὲ προσαγορεύεται νότια.

‘The constellations are divided in three parts. For one of them lies on the zodiac, another is said to be “northern” and another is called “southern”.’

— Geminus 3.1

Genre: astronomy Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 17-18

Ὁ δὲ λόγος ἐπὶ τῶν δωδεκατημορίων, καὶ οὐκ ἐπὶ τῶν κατεστηριγμένων ζῳδίων.

‘The statement is about the zodiac signs, and not about the constellations.’

— Geminus 2.2

Genre: astronomy Date: 1st century BCE

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

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APA (7th)

Peeters, T. (2026). κατεστηριγμένον ζῴδιον (Lemma #2780). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2780/

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Peeters, T. (2026) κατεστηριγμένον ζῴδιον (Lemma #2780), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2780/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac2780,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2026},
	title = {κατεστηριγμένον ζῴδιον ({Lemma} #2780)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2780/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2780/},
}