βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον
basilikon trigōnon

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-10-07
Primary meaning royal triangle
Literal translation royal triangle
Variants
βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον basilikon trigōnon
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royal triangle astrological concept, aspect

the triangle of Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Τό τε βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον τὸ διὰ Κριοῦ καὶ Λέοντος καὶ Τοξότου βασιλεῦσι καὶ τῇ βασιλείῳ αὐλῇ

‘And that the royal trigon through Aries and Leo and Sagittarius also rules in the royal court.’

— Hephaestion 1.22

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 5th century CE
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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον (Lemma #6293). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον (Lemma #6293). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον (Lemma #6293). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον (Lemma #6293), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac6293,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον ({Lemma} #6293)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/},
}