capricornus

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-09-13
Primary meaning Capricorn
Literal translation having a goat's horns
Variants
capricornus
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Capricorn 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

ḥr-ꜥnḫCapricorn

MAŠ2 suḫurmāšuCapricorn

Αἰγόκερως AigokerōsCapricorn

spinae capricorni spine of capricorn

cornua capricorni the horns of Capricorn

caput capricorni the head of Capricorn

facies capricorni the face of Capricorn

os capricorni the mouth of Capricorn

cor capricorni the heart of Capricorn

cervix capricorni the neck of Capricorn

scapulae capricorni the shoulder-blades of Capricorn

manus dextra capricorni the right hand of Capricorn

dorsum capricorni the back of Capricorn

venter capricorni the belly of Capricorn

latera capricorni the flanks of Capricorn

cauda capricorni the tail of Capricorn

גדיא gdyʾCapricorn

גְּדִי gəd̲îCapricorn

मकर makaraCapricorn

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). capricornus (Lemma #911). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/911/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). capricornus (Lemma #911). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/911/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). capricornus (Lemma #911). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/911/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) capricornus (Lemma #911), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/911/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac911,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {capricornus ({Lemma} #911)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/911/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/911/},
}