Αἴξ

Aix
Greek · noun
Edited by: Thomas Peeters
Last edited: 2025-02-26

Literal translation
Goat
Categories
star
part of constellation
Related Lemmata 3

1. Capella (α Aurigae)

1.a Capella (α Aurigae) star, part of constellation

Ὁ δὲ ἐν τῷ εὐωνύμῳ ὤμῳ τοῦ Ἡνιόχου κείμενος λαμπρὸς ἀστὴρ Αἴξ προσαγορεύεται· οἱ δὲ ἐν ἄκρᾳ τῇ αὐτοῦ χειρὶ κείμενοι ἀστερίσκοι δύο Ἔριφοι καλοῦνται.

‘The bright star lying on the left shoulder of the Charioteer is called Goat; the two little stars lying on the tip of his hand are called Kids.’

— Geminus 3.12

Genre: astronomy Date: 1st century BCE

Geminus. 1975. Géminos, Introduction aux Phénomènes, ed. G. Aujac. Paris: Les Belles Lettres. 20


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APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Αἴξ (Lemma #2910). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2910/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). Αἴξ (Lemma #2910). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2910/

MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). Αἴξ (Lemma #2910). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2910/

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Peeters, T. (2025) Αἴξ (Lemma #2910), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2910/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2910,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Αἴξ ({Lemma} #2910)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2910/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2910/},
}