Προτρυγητήρ
Protrugētēr

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-02-25
Primary meaning Vindemiatrix (ε Virginis)
Literal translation Harbinger of the Vintage
Variants
Προτρυγητήρ Protrugētēr
Προτρυγητής Protrugētēs
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Vindemiatrix (ε 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.’

— Geminus 2.6

Genre: astronomy
Date: 1st century BCE

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

Some manuscripts have the variant Προτρυγητής.
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APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Προτρυγητήρ (Lemma #2900). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2900/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). Προτρυγητήρ (Lemma #2900). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2900/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Προτρυγητήρ (Lemma #2900). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2900/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) Προτρυγητήρ (Lemma #2900), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2900/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2900,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Προτρυγητήρ ({Lemma} #2900)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2900/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2900/},
}