coniunctio

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning aspect
Literal translation conjunction
Variants
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aspect astronomical term

cur [...] mortem doloresque contemnimus, si gloriae laudem et potentissimae dignitatis insignia nec appetentibus nobis Sol Iovis bona coniunctionis societate largitur?

‘why [...] do we despise pain and death [...], if praise and rewards come from the Sun in favorable association with Jupiter?’

— 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


configuration of planets astronomical term

in general

Si vero in ceteris geniturae locis fuerit ista coniunctio, mediocres in facultatibus facit et qui artes metallicas exercere consueverint.

‘This combination in other places of the chart makes natives of mediocre talents working in metal.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.14.20

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. 1.231


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). coniunctio (Lemma #871). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/871/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). coniunctio (Lemma #871). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/871/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). coniunctio (Lemma #871). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/871/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) coniunctio (Lemma #871), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/871/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac871,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {coniunctio ({Lemma} #871)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/871/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/871/},
}