Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων
Agathos Daimōn

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-01-22
Primary meaning Lot (or Place) of Agathos Daimōn
Literal translation Good Deity
Variants
Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων Agathos Daimōn
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Lot of Agathos Daimōn astrological lot

ὁ π̣ρ̣[ῶτος κλῆρος τῆς γ]ε̣νέσεως ὅ ἐστιν Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμω̣ν̣ [ἐν Ταύρωι μοιρῶν . . λε]π̣τῶν λδʹ οἴκωι Ἀφροδείτης ὑψώ[ματι Σελήνης ὁρίοις] Ἑρμοῦ καὶ Ἄρεως.

‘The first lot of the nativity, that is, Agathos Daimōn, is in Taurus, [..] degrees, 34 minutes, house of Venus, exaltation of the Moon, terms of Mercury and Mars.’

— P.Lond. 98 72–74

Genre: horoscope
Date: 95 CE

GH 95

Place of Agathos Daimon astrological place

Ἀγαθοῦ δαίμονος τόπος· πολλὰ σχήματα.

‘The place of Agathos Daimōn: many configurations.’

— Vettius Valens 2.6

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 134,VI)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων (Lemma #377). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/377/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων (Lemma #377). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/377/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων (Lemma #377). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/377/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων (Lemma #377), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/377/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac377,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων ({Lemma} #377)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/377/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/377/},
}