ἀκτινοβολία
aktinobolia

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-12
Primary meaning left quartile aspect
Literal translation ray-shooting
Variants
ἀκτινοβολία aktinobolia
ἀκτινοβολίη aktionoboliē
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left quartile aspect astrological concept

Ἥλιος Καρκίνου μοίρᾳ κθʹ λʹ, Σελήνη Ἰχθύων μοίρᾳ ιβʹ, Κρόνος Τοξότου μοίρᾳ κζʹ ηʹ, Ζεὺς Αἰγοκέρωτος μοίρᾳ κβʹ ιγʹ, Ἄρης Σκορπίου μοίρᾳ ζʹ κγʹ, Ἀφροδίτη Καρκίνου μοίρᾳ κηʹ ιγʹ, Ἑρμῆς Λέοντος μοίρᾳ ιαʹ κεʹ, ὡροσκόπος Ἰχθύων μοίρᾳ ιζʹ, μεσουράνημα Τοξότου μοίρᾳ κεʹ (...) ἡ οὖν ἄφεσις ἀπὸ τοῦ ὡροσκόπου ἕως τῆς τετραγώνου πλευρᾶς καὶ τῆς πρὸς Κρόνον ἀπὸ διαμέτρου ἀκτινοβολίας εἰς κακοποιοῦ ὅριον· Ἄρης γὰρ τὴν διάμετρον ἀκτῖνα παρήλλαξε διὰ τὸ ἰσόμοιρον εὑρεθέντα Δία κεκωλυκέναι τὴν ἀναίρεσιν.

‘The Sun in degree 29;30 of Cancer, the Moon in degree 12 of Pisces, Saturn in degree 27;08 of Sagittarius, Jupiter in degree 22;13 of Capricorn, Mars in degree 7;23 of Scorpio, Venus in degree 28;13 of Cancer, Mercury in degree 11;25 of Leo, the Ascendant in degree 17 of Pisces, Midheaven in degree 25 of Sagittarius (...) The release (start of lifespan) was from the Ascendant up to the side of the quartile and the ray-shooting at Saturn from diametrical opposition into the term of a malefic: for Mars altered its diametrical ray because Jupiter, which was found in equal degree, hindered the effect of the destroyer.’

— Vettius Valens 3.5.6–9

Genre: horoscope
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 75)


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀκτινοβολία (Lemma #399). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/399/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀκτινοβολία (Lemma #399). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/399/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀκτινοβολία (Lemma #399). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/399/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἀκτινοβολία (Lemma #399), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/399/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac399,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀκτινοβολία ({Lemma} #399)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/399/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/399/},
}