Ζεύς
Zeus

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-07-03
Primary meaning Jupiter
Literal translation Zeus
Variants
Ζεύς Zeus
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Jupiter planet

Ἥλιος, Ἀφροδίτη Ὑδροχόῳ, Σελήνη, Ζεὺς Τοξότῃ, Κρόνος Λέοντι, Ἑρμῆς Αἰγοκέρωτι, Ἄρης, ὡροσκόπος Ζυγῷ.

‘The Sun, Venus (were) in Aquarius; the Moon, Jupiter in Sagittarius; Saturn in Leo; Mercury in Capricorn; Mars, the Ascendant in Libra.’

— Vettius Valens 5.6.112

Genre: horoscope
Date: 2nd century CE

(GH L 122,I,22)


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Ζεύς (Lemma #537). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/537/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Ζεύς (Lemma #537). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/537/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Ζεύς (Lemma #537). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/537/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) Ζεύς (Lemma #537), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/537/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac537,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {Ζεύς ({Lemma} #537)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/537/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/537/},
}