sagittarius

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning Sagittarius
Literal translation archer
Variants
sagittarius
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Sagittarius 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

pꜣ-nty-ꜣtḥSagittarius

mul.PA.BIL.SAG PabilsagSagittarius

Τοξότης ToxotēsSagittarius

facies sagittarii the face of the Archer

os sagittarii the mouth of the Archer

cervix sagittarii the neck of the Archer

arcus sagittarii the bow of the Archer

pedes sagittarii the feet of the Archer

dorsum sagittarii the back of the Archer

venter equinus sagittarii the horse-belly of the Archer

pedes posteriores et ungues sagittarii the hind-legs and hooves of the Archer

natura sagittarii the genitals of the Archer

manus dextra sagitarii the right hand of the Archer

cauda sagittarii the tail of the Archer

sagittifer Sagittarius

קשתא qštʾSagittarius

קַשָּׁת qaššāt̲Sagittarius

धन्विन् dhanvinSagittarius

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). sagittarius (Lemma #910). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/910/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). sagittarius (Lemma #910). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/910/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). sagittarius (Lemma #910). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/910/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) sagittarius (Lemma #910), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/910/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac910,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {sagittarius ({Lemma} #910)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/910/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/910/},
}