ἀπόκλιμα

apoklima
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2024-10-21
Meanings
Literal translation
decline
Categories
astrological concept
Related Lemmata 9 ›

1. falling place

1.a falling place astrological concept

Ἥλιος, Ἑρμῆς Ταύρῳ, Σελήνη Ὑδροχόῳ, Κρόνος, Ἀφροδίτη Κριῷ, Ζεὺς Παρθένῳ, Ἄρης Ἰχθύσιν, ὡροσκόπος Λέοντι. τὸν μὲν οὖν Ἥλιον εὕρομεν τριγώνῳ Ἀφροδίτης καὶ Σελήνης, τὴν δὲ Ἀφροδίτην ἐν ἀποκλίματι

‘Sun, Mercury in Taurus, Moon in Aquarius, Saturn, Venus in Aries, Jupiter in Virgo, Mars in Pisces, Ascendant in Leo. We found the Sun in the triangle of Venus and the Moon, and Venus in a falling place’

— Vettius Valens 2.22.17–18

Genre: horoscope

(GH L 83)

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀπόκλιμα (Lemma #558). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/558/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀπόκλιμα (Lemma #558). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/558/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024). ἀπόκλιμα (Lemma #558). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/558/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2024) ἀπόκλιμα (Lemma #558), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/558/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac558,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ἀπόκλιμα ({Lemma} #558)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/558/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/558/},
}