θρόνος

thronos
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2026-10-06

Literal translation
throne
Categories
astrological
astrological position
Related Lemmata 9 ›

1. exaltation

1.a exaltation astrological, astrological position

καὶ θρόνους [ἀπέ]νειμεν ἡ φύσις αὐτοῖς καὶ φυλακάς, θρόνους [μὲν] ἐφ’ ὧν ὑψοῦνται ζῳδίων καὶ δύναμ⟦η⟧ιν []λικὴν ἔχουσιν, φυλακ[ὰς δὲ] ἐφ’ ὧν ταπει[ν ][ ἐνα]ντίο[ι γεί]νονται

‘Nature has also apportioned to (the planets) “thrones” (exaltations) and “prisons” (depressions), thrones as the zodiac signs in which they are exalted and have [...] power, and prisons as those at which they are depressed [...] and become opposite’

— P.Mich. III 149 xvi 23ff.

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 1st/2nd cent. CE

2. throne

2.a throne astrological, astrological position

MO: Can the intended meaning be narrowed down? Is it a kind of umbrella term for dignities here?

Ἐν ἰδίαις δὲ λαμπήναις καὶ θρόνοις καὶ τοῖς τοιούτοις λέγονται ὅταν κατὰ δύο ἢ καὶ πλείους τῶν προεκτεθειμένων τρόπων, τουτέστιν οἴκῳ, ὁρίῳ, τριγώνῳ, ἀνατολῇ, ὑψώματι, συνοικειούμενοι τυγχάνωσι τοῖς τόποις ἐν οἷς καταλαμβάνονται·

‘And they say they are in their own chariots and thrones and such like whenever they should happen to be affiliated with the places in which they are taken in accordance with two or more of the ways set out earlier—that is, by house, boundary, trigon, rising, exaltation.’

— Hephaestion 1.19

Genre: astrological treatise Date: 5th century CE


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026). θρόνος (Lemma #739). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/739/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026). θρόνος (Lemma #739). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/739/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026). θρόνος (Lemma #739). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/739/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2026) θρόνος (Lemma #739), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/739/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac739,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2026},
	title = {θρόνος ({Lemma} #739)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/739/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/739/},
}