aquarius

Latin noun

Last edited: 2024-10-21
Primary meaning Aquarius
Literal translation water-carrier
Variants
aquarius
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Aquarius 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

mwAquarius

GU GulaAquarius

Ὑδροχόος HudrochoosAquarius

trigonum saturni Saturn's triangle

caput aquarii the head of the Waterbearer

facies aquarii the face of the Waterbearer

dorsum aquarii the back of the Waterbearer

manus dextra aquarii the right hand of the Waterbearer

aqua aquarii the water of the Waterbearer

manus sinistra aquarii the left hand of the Waterbearer

venter aquarii the belly of the Waterbearer

pedes aquarii the feet of the Waterbearer

cantharus aquarii the jug of the Waterbearer

renes aquarii the kidneys of the Waterbearer

urna Aquarius

דולא dwlʾAquarius

דְּלִי dəlîAquarius

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). aquarius (Lemma #912). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/912/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). aquarius (Lemma #912). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/912/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). aquarius (Lemma #912). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/912/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) aquarius (Lemma #912), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/912/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac912,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {aquarius ({Lemma} #912)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/912/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/912/},
}