aries

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-01
Primary meaning Aries
Literal translation ram
Variants
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Aries zodiac sign

Signa autem ipsa duodecim his nominibus nominantur: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius et Pisces.

‘The twelve signs themselves are called by these names: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.1.2

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. 1.41


See also

ḪUN agruAries

Κριός KriosAries

tpyAries

𓃝 ỉswAries

capra the She-goat

hyades Hyades

haedus the Young Goat

auriga the Charioteer

orion Orion

navis the Ship

cornua arietis the horns of the Ram

caput arietis the head of the Ram

facies arietis the face of the Ram

os arietis the mouth of the Ram

pectus arietis the chest of the Ram

cervix arietis the neck of the Ram

cor arietis the heart of the Ram

armus dexter arietis the right shoulder of the Ram

armus sinister arietis the left shoulder of the Ram

venter arietis the belly of the Ram

pedes arietis the feet of the Ram

cauda arietis the tail of the Ram

renes arietis the kidneys of the Ram

crios Aries

דכרא dkrʾAries

טָלֶה ṭālehAries

मेष meṣaAries

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). aries (Lemma #902). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/902/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). aries (Lemma #902). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/902/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). aries (Lemma #902). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/902/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) aries (Lemma #902), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/902/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac902,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {aries ({Lemma} #902)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/902/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/902/},
}