αἰθρία

aithria
Greek · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-06
Meanings
Literal translation
clear weather
Categories
meteorological phenomenon

1. clear weather

1.a clear weather meteorological phenomenon

Αἰθρίας δὲ οὔσης ὥσπερ ἀράχνια λεπτὰ μεταφερόμενα δηλοῖ τὸν ἀέρα περίψυχρον ἔσεσθαι ἰσχυρῶς

‘n clear weather, wien fine clouds like spider webs are born along, it sdleete that the air will be powerfully cold all-around.’

— Hephaestion 1.25

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 5th century CE

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). αἰθρία (Lemma #6328). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6328/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). αἰθρία (Lemma #6328). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6328/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). αἰθρία (Lemma #6328). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6328/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) αἰθρία (Lemma #6328), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6328/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac6328,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {αἰθρία ({Lemma} #6328)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6328/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/6328/},
}