afeliotes

Latin · noun
variants ἀφηλιώτης : aphēliōtēs , apeliotes
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2025-05-26
Meanings
Literal translation
coming from the sun
Categories
type of wind
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1. east wind

1.a east wind type of wind

Afelioti, quem nos Solanum dicimus, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

‘To the afeliotes, which we call the east wind, are subject the signs Gemini, Libra, Aquarius’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 2.12

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. 1.55

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). afeliotes (Lemma #965). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/965/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). afeliotes (Lemma #965). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/965/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2025). afeliotes (Lemma #965). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/965/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2025) afeliotes (Lemma #965), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/965/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac965,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2025},
	title = {afeliotes ({Lemma} #965)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/965/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/965/},
}