πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον
prōton hexagōnon

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-12
Primary meaning first hexagon
Literal translation first hexagon
Variants
πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον prōton hexagōnon
Edited by
first hexagon common noun
first hexagon aspect

τὸ πρῶτον τρίγωνον καὶ τετράγωνον καὶ ἑξάγωνον λέγεται τὰ εὐώνυμα †ἑξῆς ἡ Σελήνη πρῶτον συνάπτει τινὶ τῶν ἀστέρων

‘The “first triangle” and “(first) quadrangle” and “(first) hexagon” are called the left(-aspect) ones, starting from when(?) the Moon first makes contact with any of the planets’

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

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

CCAG VIII.4 227

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον (Lemma #340). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/340/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον (Lemma #340). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/340/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον (Lemma #340). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/340/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον (Lemma #340), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/340/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac340,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον ({Lemma} #340)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/340/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/340/},
}