tropicus

Latin · adjective
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-10-28
Meanings
Literal translation
belonging to a turn
Categories
astronomical term
astrological concept
zodiac sign quality
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1. tropical

1.a tropical astronomical term, astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

Tropicum autem ideo dictum est quod in eo signo Sol constitutus vernum tempus faciat

‘The sign is called tropical because when the Sun is located in that sign it makes the spring season’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.10.4

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

2. solstitial

2.a solstitial astronomical term, astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs at a solstice (Cancer, Capricorn)

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). tropicus (Lemma #961). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/961/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). tropicus (Lemma #961). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/961/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). tropicus (Lemma #961). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/961/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) tropicus (Lemma #961), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/961/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac961,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {tropicus ({Lemma} #961)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/961/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/961/},
}