duplex

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2024-09-23
Primary meaning double-bodied
Literal translation double
Variants
duplex
Edited by
double-bodied astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces

Pisces sunt signum femininum, duplex, humidum, aquosum, biforme, fecundum, squamosum, maculosum, incuruum, mutum, mobile

‘Pisces are a feminine sign, dual, damp, watery, double-bodied, fertile, scaly, spotted, curved, silent, mutable’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.10.5

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. 1.53

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). duplex (Lemma #955). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/955/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). duplex (Lemma #955). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/955/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). duplex (Lemma #955). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/955/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) duplex (Lemma #955), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/955/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac955,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {duplex ({Lemma} #955)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/955/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/955/},
}