κραταιός
krataios

Greek adjective

Last edited: 2023-07-11
Primary meaning strong
Literal translation strong
Variants
κραταιός krataios
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strong adjective
strong astrological concept

“Strong” planets are called Saturn, Jupiter, Mars. A “strong” zodiac sign is called the tenth and ninth in very nativity (counting) from the Moon, that is, the right quadrangle and triangle

κραταιοὶ ἀστέρες λέγονται Κρόνος, Ζεύς, Ἄρης. ζῴδιον κραταιὸν καλεῖται ἑκάστης γενέσεως τὸ δέκατον καὶ ἔννατον ἀπὸ Σελήνης· τουτέστι τὸ δεξιὸν τετράγωνον καὶ τρίγωνον

— Sarapion of Alexandria, Various Names for Configurations of the Stars

Genre: astrology
Date: 1st cent. BCE/CE?

CCAG VIII.4 227

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κραταιός (Lemma #337). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/337/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κραταιός (Lemma #337). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/337/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κραταιός (Lemma #337). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/337/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) κραταιός (Lemma #337), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/337/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac337,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {κραταιός ({Lemma} #337)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/337/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/337/},
}