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1. Spica (α Virginis)
1.a Spica (α Virginis) star, part of constellation
Ὁ δὲ ἐν ἄκρᾳ τῇ ἀριστερᾷ χειρὶ τῆς Παρθένου κείμενος λαμπρὸς ἀστὴρ Στάχυς προσαγορεύεται· ὁ δὲ παρὰ τὴν δεξιὰν τῆς Παρθένου πτέρυγα κείμενος ἀστερίσκος Προτρυγητὴρ ὀνομάζεται.
‘The bright star lying on the tip of the left hand of Virgo is called Wheat Ear; and the little star lying near the right wing of Virgo is named Harbinger of the Vintage.’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Στάχυς (Lemma #2899). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2899/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). Στάχυς (Lemma #2899). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2899/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Στάχυς (Lemma #2899). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2899/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) Στάχυς (Lemma #2899), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2899/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2899,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {Στάχυς ({Lemma} #2899)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2899/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2899/},
}