βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον

basilikon trigōnon
Greek · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2025-10-07
Meanings
Literal translation
royal triangle
Categories
astrological concept
aspect
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1. royal triangle

1.a 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: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac6293,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {βασιλικὸν τρίγωνον ({Lemma} #6293)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6293/},
}