Σεσμέ
Sesme

Greek noun
loaned from Egyptian

Last edited: 2025-02-07
Primary meaning Decan 2 of Sagittarius
Variants
Σεσμέ Sesme
Edited by
Decan 2 of Sagittarius decan

οἱ δὲ τρεῖς αὐτοὐ δεκανοί· ὁ πρῶτος Ῥηουώ, ὁ δεύτερος Σεσμέ, ὁ τρίτος Κομμέ

‘The three decans of (Sagittarius) are: the first, Rhēouō; the second, Sesme; the third, Komme’

— Hephaestion 1.1.167

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 5th century CE
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Σεσμέ (Lemma #2867). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2867/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Σεσμέ (Lemma #2867). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2867/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Σεσμέ (Lemma #2867). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2867/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) Σεσμέ (Lemma #2867), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2867/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2867,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Σεσμέ ({Lemma} #2867)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2867/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2867/},
}