πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον

prōton hexagōnon
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2023-07-12
Meanings
Literal translation
first hexagon
Categories
aspect
relative position

1. first hexagon

1.a first hexagon
1.b first hexagon aspect, relative position

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

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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: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac340,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	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/},
}