σπόνδυλοι

sponduloi
Greek · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-06
Meanings
Literal translation
cervical vertebrae
Categories
animal part
part of constellation

1. neck

1.a neck animal part, part of constellation

of the Scorpion

οἱ δὲ ἐν τοῖς σπονδύλοις τῷ τοῦ Κρόνου καὶ ἠρέμα τῷ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης

‘the stars upon the joints, like the star of Kronos and somewhat like the star of Aphrodite;’

— Hephaestion 1.3

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 5th century CE

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). σπόνδυλοι (Lemma #6211). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6211/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). σπόνδυλοι (Lemma #6211). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6211/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). σπόνδυλοι (Lemma #6211). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6211/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) σπόνδυλοι (Lemma #6211), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6211/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac6211,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {σπόνδυλοι ({Lemma} #6211)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6211/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6211/},
}