radiatio

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-07-15
Meanings
Literal translation
radiation
Categories
astronomical term
Related Lemmata 10 ›

1. aspect

1.a aspect astronomical term

frustra gravitatis instinctu aequitatis modestiam iuraque conquirimus, si Mercurius, Iovis ac Lunae bonis radiationibus temperatus, ad desideria nos et cupiditates istius virtutis inflammat.

‘in vain we strive for law and moderation if Mercury, influenced by the favorable aspects of the Moon and Jupiter, excites us with desire for that kind of behavior.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 1.2.7

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. 1.7–8

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). radiatio (Lemma #872). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/872/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). radiatio (Lemma #872). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/872/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). radiatio (Lemma #872). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/872/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) radiatio (Lemma #872), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/872/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac872,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {radiatio ({Lemma} #872)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/872/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/872/},
}