pisces

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning Pisces
Literal translation fish
Variants
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Pisces 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

zib zibbātuPisces

tbt.wPisces

mul.AŠ.IKU ikûField-star / Pisces

Ἰχθύες IchthuesPisces

trigonum martis Mars' triangle

andromeda Andromeda

linum piscium line of Pisces

os piscis the mouth of the Fish

caput piscis the head of the Fish

collum piscis the neck of the Fish

spina piscis the spine of the Fish

dorsus piscis the back of the Fish

pectus piscis the chest of the Fish

cervix piscis the neck of the Fish

cauda piscis the tail of the Fish

נוניא nwnyʾPisces

דָּגִים dāg̲îmPisces

fauces piscis the throat of the Fish

piscis the Southern Fish

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pisces (Lemma #913). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/913/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pisces (Lemma #913). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/913/

MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). pisces (Lemma #913). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/913/

Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) pisces (Lemma #913), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/913/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac913,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {pisces ({Lemma} #913)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/913/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/913/},
}