constellatio

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-15
Primary meaning conjunction
Literal translation constellation
Variants
constellatio
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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


Cite this entry
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/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). constellatio (Lemma #870). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/

Harvard
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: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac870,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {constellatio ({Lemma} #870)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/870/},
}