ἀστήρ
astēr

Ὁ τῶν ζῳδίων κύκλος διαιρεῖται εἰς μέρη ιβʹ, καὶ καλεῖται κοινῶς μὲν ἕκαστον τῶν τμημάτων δωδεκατημόριον, ἰδίως δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐμπεριεχομένων ἀστέρων ὑφ’ ὧν καὶ διατυποῦται ἕκαστον αὐτῶν ζῴδιον.

‘The zodiac is divided in 12 parts, and each of the sections is named a “twelfth part” generally, but after the encompassing stars through which each of them is also formed a “zodiac sign” specifically.’

Οἷος δ’ ἐκ νεφέων ἀναφαίνεται οὔλιος ἀστὴρ παμφαίνων, τοτὲ δ’ αὖτις ἔδυ νέφεα σκιόεντα, ὣς Ἕκτωρ ὁτὲ μέν τε μετὰ πρώτοισι φάνεσκεν, ἄλλοτε δ’ ἐν πυμάτοισι κελεύων· (...)

‘And as a baneful star plainly appeared out of the clouds beaming, and then again sank into the shadowy clouds, so Hector would appear now with the foremost and then among the hindmost, giving orders; (...)’

Ἀμφόριστοι ἀστέρες εἰσὶν ὅσοι τῷ μὲν Ἡλίῳ εἰσὶν ἑῷοι, τῷ δὲ ὡροσκόπῳ ἑσπέριοι.

‘Planets “bounded on both sides” are those to the east of the Sun and to the west of the Ascendant.’

Τὼς δ’ ἀστὴρ παρεὼν ῥέζει σφετέροιο κατ’ οἴκου, ἐς λίβ’ ὅτ’ ἂν δυτικῷ κέντρῳ κατόπισθ’ ἐπιδύνῃ.

‘And in this way does a planet act that is in its own house, when it sets to the west behind the western cardinal point.’