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1. axis
1.a axis cosmological concept, spatial concept
Τοῦ δὲ κόσμου σφαιροειδοῦς ὑπάρχοντος ἄξων καλεῖται ἡ διάμετρος τοῦ κόσμου, περὶ ἣν στρέφεται ὁ κόσμος. Τὰ δὲ πέρατα τοῦ ἄξονος πόλοι λέγονται τοῦ κόσμου.
‘Since the cosmos is spherical, the diameter of the cosmos around which the cosmos turns, is called “axis”. The extremities of the axis are called “poles of the cosmos”.’
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2025). ἄξων (Lemma #5427). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5427/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2025). ἄξων (Lemma #5427). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5427/
MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2025). ἄξων (Lemma #5427). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5427/
Harvard
Peeters, T. (2025) ἄξων (Lemma #5427), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5427/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac5427,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
author = {Peeters, Thomas},
year = {2025},
title = {ἄξων ({Lemma} #5427)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5427/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/5427/},
}