ἀναποδισμός
anapodismos

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-12
Primary meaning retrograde motion
Literal translation return
Variants
ἀναποδισμός anapodismos
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retrograde motion astronomical term

[Φαέ]θ̣ω̣ν ὁ τοῦ Διὸς ἐν Καρκίνωι [μοι]ρ̣ῶ̣ν ι̣θ̣ʹ ἐ̣ν̣ ἀναποδισμῶι ὁ̣ρ̣ί̣ο̣ι̣[ς] Κ̣ρ̣[όν]ο̣υ̣.

‘The shining one, the (star) of Zeus (Jupiter) (was) in Cancer, 19 degrees, in retrograde, terms of Kronos (Saturn).’

— P.Oxy. 307 8–10

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 46 CE

(GH 46)


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναποδισμός (Lemma #481). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/481/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναποδισμός (Lemma #481). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/481/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀναποδισμός (Lemma #481). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/481/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἀναποδισμός (Lemma #481), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/481/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac481,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀναποδισμός ({Lemma} #481)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/481/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/481/},
}