πρῶτον ἑξάγωνον

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

1. first hexagon

1.a first hexagon
1.b 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: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac340,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	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/},
}