scorpius

Latin noun
loaned from Greek

Last edited: 2024-03-26
Primary meaning Scorpio
Literal translation scorpion
Variants
scorpius
scorpios Greek influenced, e.g. Manilius 1.268
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Scorpio 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

Σκορπίος SkorpiosScorpio

ḏlꜣ.tScorpio

GIR2.TAB zuqaqīpuScorpio

trigonum martis Mars' triangle

frons scorpionis the front of the Scorpion

pes tertius scorpionis third leg of Scorpio

scorpio Scorpio

pes quartus scorpionis the fourth leg of Scorpio

caput scorpii the head of the Scorpion

facies scorpii the face of the Scorpion

collum scorpii the neck of the Scorpion

dorsum scorpii the back of the Scorpion

manus dextra scorpii the right claw of the Scorpion

manus sinistra scorpii the left claw of the Scorpion

pedes dextri scorpii the right legs of the Scorpion

pedes sinistri scorpii the left feet of the Scorpion

aculeus scorpii the sting of the Scorpion

nepa Scorpio

עקרבא ʿqrbʾScorpio

वृश्चिक vṛścikaScorpio

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). scorpius (Lemma #909). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/909/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). scorpius (Lemma #909). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/909/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). scorpius (Lemma #909). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/909/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) scorpius (Lemma #909), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/909/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac909,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {scorpius ({Lemma} #909)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/909/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/909/},
}