ἀγαθοδαιμονέω
agathodaimoneō

Greek verb

Last edited: 2025-01-22
Primary meaning to be in the place of Agathos Daimōn
Literal translation to be in Agathos Daimōn
Variants
ἀγαθοδαιμονέω agathodaimoneō
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to be in the place of Agathos Daimōn astrological concept

οἱ δὲ τῆς αἱρέσεως κύριοι Κρόνος καὶ Ἑρμῆς ἀγαθοδαιμονοῦντες εὑρέθησαν.

‘The lords of the sect, Saturn and Mercury, were found to be in (the place of) Agathos Daimōn.’

— Vettius Valens 2.22.47

Genre: astrology
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 62)

Κρόνος, Ἑρμῆς ἀγαθοδαιμονοῦντες, ὁ μὲν ἐν τῷ ιαʹ, ὁ δὲ ἐν τῷ εʹ

‘Saturn, Mercury being in propitious places (lit., being in Agathos Daimon), the one in the 11th (place), and the other in the 5th (place)’

— Vettius Valens Appendix XI 91

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀγαθοδαιμονέω (Lemma #376). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/376/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀγαθοδαιμονέω (Lemma #376). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/376/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). ἀγαθοδαιμονέω (Lemma #376). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/376/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) ἀγαθοδαιμονέω (Lemma #376), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/376/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac376,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {ἀγαθοδαιμονέω ({Lemma} #376)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/376/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/376/},
}