virgo

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-11-06
Primary meaning Virgo
Literal translation virgin
Variants
virgo
Edited by

Virgo 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

rpy.tVirgo

Παρθένος ParthenosVirgo

ABSIN šer'uVirgo

spica the Ear of Corn

caput virginis the head of the Virgin

facies virginis the face of the Virgin

manus virginis the hands of the Virgin

spina virginis the spine of the Virgin

scapulae virginis the shoulder-blades of the Virgin

pectus virginis the chest of the Virgin

mamilla dextra virginis the right breast of the Virgin

pes dexter virginis the right foot of the Virgin

renes virginis the kidneys of the Virgin

corpus naturalis virginis the genitals of the Virgin

בְּתוּלָה bət̲ûlāhVirgo

कन्या kanyāVirgo

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). virgo (Lemma #907). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/907/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). virgo (Lemma #907). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/907/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). virgo (Lemma #907). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/907/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) virgo (Lemma #907), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/907/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac907,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {virgo ({Lemma} #907)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/907/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/907/},
}