constellatio

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-15
Meanings
Literal translation
constellation
Categories
aspect
Related Lemmata 10 ›

1. conjunction

1.a conjunction aspect

hapax in Firmicus Maternus

Sit iniquus, sit perfidus, sit malivolus, sit irreligiosus, quia haec vitia mala, Mercuri cum Marte perfecit constellatio!

‘If he is unjust, treacherous, spiteful, impious, it is because these vices are brought about by the conjunction of Mercury with Mars!’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 1.2.6

Genre: astrological compendium Provenance: Sicily Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 1.7

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). constellatio (Lemma #870). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). constellatio (Lemma #870). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/
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Meinhardt, K. (2023). constellatio (Lemma #870). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/
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Meinhardt, K. (2023) constellatio (Lemma #870), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac870,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {constellatio ({Lemma} #870)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/},
}