δεκανός

dekanos
Greek · noun
Edited by: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer
Last edited: 2023-08-01

Meanings
Literal translation
one of ten
Categories
astral concept
Related Lemmata 6

1. decan

1.a decan astral concept

δε̣κανῶι δευτέρωι καλουμένωι Σενταχορ

‘(The Sun was found) in the second decan (of Aries), which is called Sentachor’

— P.Lond. I 130 66–68

Genre: horoscope Date: 81 CE

(GH 81)

τῶν δεκανὸς βʹ Κατ/ κουατ/

‘(The dodecatemorion resulted) where the 2nd decan is, Kat kouat’

— P.Lond. 98 57–58

Genre: horoscope Provenance: Egypt Date: 95 CE

GH 95


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). δεκανός (Lemma #795). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/795/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). δεκανός (Lemma #795). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/795/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). δεκανός (Lemma #795). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/795/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) δεκανός (Lemma #795), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/795/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac795,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {δεκανός ({Lemma} #795)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/795/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/795/},
}