ὕψωμα

hupsōma
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2026-10-06

Literal translation
elevation
Categories
astrological
astrological position
Related Lemmata 10 ›

1. exaltation

1.a exaltation astrological, astrological position

τρίτον ζῴδιον Δίδυμοι, ἀρσενικόν, δίσωμον, ἐαρινόν, ἀνθρωποειδές, οἶκος Ἑρμοῦ, ὕψωμα οὐδενός, κοίλωμα οὐδενός

‘The third zodiac-sign is Gemini: male, two-bodied, springtime, human-formed, house of Mercury, exaltation of none, depression of none’

— Paul of Alexandria 2 (p. 4 Boer)

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 4th century CE


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026). ὕψωμα (Lemma #567). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/567/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026). ὕψωμα (Lemma #567). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/567/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026). ὕψωμα (Lemma #567). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/567/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026) ὕψωμα (Lemma #567), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/567/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac567,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2026},
	title = {ὕψωμα ({Lemma} #567)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/567/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/567/},
}