παρθενική
parthenikē

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-10-07
Primary meaning Virgo
Literal translation Virginal one
Variants
παρθενική parthenikē
Edited by
Virgo zodiac sign

ἐν δέ νυ Παρθενικῇ Μαίης προσλάμβανε κοῦρον.

‘And in [Virgo] it got as well the child of Maia.’

— Dorotheus Hephaestion 1.6

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 5th century CE
Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). παρθενική (Lemma #6231). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6231/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). παρθενική (Lemma #6231). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6231/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). παρθενική (Lemma #6231). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6231/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) παρθενική (Lemma #6231), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6231/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac6231,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {παρθενική ({Lemma} #6231)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6231/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6231/},
}