κλῆρος ἀνάγκης

klēros anankēs
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2023-07-11
Meanings
Literal translation
lot of necessity
Categories
astrological lot
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1. lot of necessity

1.a lot of necessity astrological lot

[ὁ κλῆρος] τῆς ἀνάγκης εὑρέθη Κριῷ μοιρῶν ϛʹ οἴκῳ Ἄρεως [ὁρίοις Διός· οὗ]τος σημαίνει τὸν περὶ ἐκχθρῶν καὶ παν̣τ̣ο̣δα̣π̣οῦ [δυστυχήμα]τος

‘The lot of necessity was found in 6 degrees of Aries, the house of Mars, terms of Jupiter. This signifies the (character) concerning enemies and misfortune of all kinds’

— P.Princ. II 75 8–10

Genre: horoscope Date: 138–161 CE

(GH 138/161)

κλ(ῆρος) ἀνάγκης Τ̣[αύρῳ] μυρ(ῶν) ιʹ λε(πτῶν) θ̣ʹ

‘The lot of necessity: in 10 degrees, 9 minutes of Taurus’

— PSI I 23a 16

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Antinoopolis Date: 338 CE

(GH 338)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κλῆρος ἀνάγκης (Lemma #435). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/435/
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Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κλῆρος ἀνάγκης (Lemma #435). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/435/
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Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). κλῆρος ἀνάγκης (Lemma #435). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/435/
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Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) κλῆρος ἀνάγκης (Lemma #435), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/435/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac435,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {κλῆρος ἀνάγκης ({Lemma} #435)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/435/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/435/},
}