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Tetrabiblos
Claudius Ptolemy
book · c. 150 CE
Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos.
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Astrology
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the moon as a planet whose condition modifies the chart. That is a Hellenistic technical moon, not Thoth’s reckoning moon.
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Moon is associated with Divination.
In the Tetrabiblos the moon is among the bodies read for earthly outcomes. The reading is astrological, not Ifá verse and not a Greek temple dream.
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Ptolemy argues that celestial configurations incline events. Fate here is a technical natal and mundane claim, not the Greek Moirai spinning thread.
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Hellenistic astrology counted seven wandering lights, the sun among them. Seven here is a planetary census, not a luck charm.
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Ptolemy treats eclipses among celestial conditions that modify judgments. The handbook is Hellenistic, not Babylonian omen series copied wholesale.
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The seven planets of Hellenistic astronomy are the census behind much later “seven” lore in that lineage. Luck charms that use seven are a different, later habit.
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Seven is associated with Divination.
A seven-planet scheme organizes what is asked of the sky in Hellenistic astrology. The technique is not folk luck.
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Ptolemy writes of what the configurations incline. Fate in that book is a technical inclination, not three spinning women.
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Divination is connected to Astrology.
Astrology is one family of sky-reading. It is a technique with handbooks, not a folk raven omen.
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Hellenistic astrology’s seven wanderers are a contained census in Ptolemy’s art.
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Ptolemy’s art reads the wanderers against the fixed stars. The stars here are a technical backdrop, not a folk omen-bird.
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Star is associated with Seven.
Later speech calls the seven wanderers “stars.” Hellenistic astronomy distinguished wanderers from the fixed lights; the confusion is later English.
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Time is associated with Saturn.
Hellenistic astrology gives Saturn a delaying, aging character because the planet is slow. Time here is a planetary temperament, not Kronos eating children.
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A chart is a time frozen as a sky. Ptolemy’s art is one way of reading that freeze.
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In the Tetrabiblos Saturn is one of the seven wanderers with a cold, drying condition. The character is a handbook’s, not a mystery cult.
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Saturn is the outermost of the classical seven. The count is Hellenistic astronomy’s census.
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Saturn is associated with Fate.
A slow planet that “delays” is easily read as allotted difficulty. Ptolemy’s inclination is not the Moirai, even when later readers hear fate.
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Planet Mercury is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy treats Mercury as a wanderer whose condition mixes. The planet is a chart factor, not the Homeric hymn’s newborn thief.
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Planet Mercury is a counterpart of Hermes.
Greek astronomers named the innermost wanderer for Hermes. The name is a correspondence, not a proof that the god and the light are one being.
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Planet Mercury is associated with Knowledge.
Later astrological handbooks give Mercury a share in speech and craft. That is a planetary job-description, not Thoth’s palette in the Duat.
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Ptolemy’s Venus is a benefic wanderer. The temperament is a Hellenistic technical claim.
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Venus is one of the seven classical wanderers in Ptolemy’s census.
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Saturn is associated with Cycle.
A slow planet marks long returns. Hellenistic astrology’s Saturn is a delay inside cycles of the seven, not a farmer’s season.
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Twelve is associated with Calendar.
Twelve months are a common lunar-solar convenience. The zodiac’s dozen is a later sky-division, not every culture’s year.
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Hellenistic astrology counts twelve signs. Ptolemy’s handbook is one such count, not a Māori year and not a Chinese twelve-branch system by default.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats Mars among the wandering stars whose positions enter judicial charts. Hellenistic handbook use, not a biography of the war god.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats Jupiter among the wanderers used in judicial astrology. Handbook planet, not Zeus’s cult identity.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos uses the zodiac as the belt of signs against which planets are placed. A Hellenistic scheme, not one world sky.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats Sirius among the fixed stars whose rising and nature enter judicial charts. Hellenistic handbook use of the dog-star, not generic star-astrology and not unpublished Sopdet.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats Orion among the constellations used in judicial astrology. Handbook star-figure, not the unpublished hunter-hero of the stories hung on the shape.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the sun among the seven wanderers whose positions enter judicial charts. A named sun in that handbook, not Ra’s cult course and not MUL.APIN list-work alone.
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Full moon appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats syzygies and the full moon among lunar conditions that enter judicial charts. A named full-moon phase in that handbook, not Pliny’s natural-history phase list alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos builds planetary natures from heat among the primary qualities of judicial astrology. A named heat quality in that handbook, not Norse Surtr heat and not a weather-report dump alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos builds planetary natures from cold among the primary qualities. A named cold quality in that handbook, not Eddic gap-chill alone and not ice as a kind dump.
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Moisture is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos builds planetary natures from moisture among the primary qualities. A named moisture quality in that handbook, not rain the weather alone and not water as a bare element slogan.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos builds planetary natures from dryness among the primary qualities. A named dryness quality in that handbook, not drought the land-event alone and not earth-element as a later slogan.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats day among sect and diurnal conditions of judicial charts. A named day condition in that handbook, not MUL.APIN day-length path alone and not a civil clock dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats night among sect and nocturnal conditions of judicial charts. A named night condition in that handbook, not MUL.APIN night path alone and not a bare darkness dump.
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Ecliptic is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos places planets and signs along the ecliptic belt of judicial astrology. A named ecliptic path in that handbook, not MUL.APIN Path speech alone and not zodiac as the sign-list dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats rising and setting at the horizon among weather and nativity conditions. A named horizon in that handbook, not Matariki rise speech alone and not a landscape dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos assigns planetary natures to the stars in the heart of Leo among fixed-star powers. A named heart-star job in that handbook, not MUL.APIN Regulus list-work alone and not leo the sign figure already filed.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos assigns planetary natures to the spike of Virgo among fixed-star powers. A named spike-star job in that handbook, not MUL.APIN Spica alone and not virgo the sign already filed.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos assigns planetary natures to the heart of Scorpius among fixed-star powers. A named heart-star job in that handbook, not MUL.APIN Antares alone and not scorpius the sign already filed.
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Aldebaran is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos assigns planetary natures to the stars of Taurus among fixed-star powers, including the bright eye-region. A named eye-star job in that handbook, not MUL.APIN Aldebaran alone and not taurus the sign already filed.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats winds among weather prediction and triplicity speech of judicial astrology. A named wind in that handbook, not Hesiod wind-genealogy alone and not Pliny marvel wind alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats rain among annual and local weather forecasts of judicial astrology. A named rain in that handbook, not aquarius the sign and not a monsoon dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats thunder among weather signs read from planetary configurations. A named thunder in that handbook, not Zeus cult alone and not a storm-god dump.
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Lightning is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats lightning among weather signs of judicial astrology. A named lightning in that handbook, not a thunder-god weapon dump and not thunder as the same id.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats storms among weather forecasts of judicial astrology. A named storm in that handbook, not a sea-god dump and not rain alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats hail among weather signs of judicial astrology. A named hail in that handbook, not snow alone and not a hellenic weather checklist dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats misty and foggy air among weather signs of judicial astrology. A named fog in that handbook, not Northwest Coast fog speech alone and not dew as the same id.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats dew among moisture signs of weather speech in judicial astrology. A named dew in that handbook, not Pliny pharmacy dew alone and not fog as the same id.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats snow among cold-weather signs of judicial astrology. A named snow in that handbook, not Norse snow alone and not hail as the same id.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos organizes the zodiac into four triangles (triplicities) among judicial schemes. A named four-fold in that handbook, not four seasons as a calendar dump alone and not a bare number slogan.
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Medicine is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos reads bodily temperament and affliction among nativity outcomes that feed medical judgment. A named medicine craft meeting the art in that handbook, not Asklepios temple medicine alone and not a clinic dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos describes temperament mixtures in the language of blood and the other humors among nativity speech. A named blood in that handbook, not offering-blood alone and not a gore dump.
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Heliacal rising is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos uses heliacal rising among fixed-star and weather/nativity visibility conditions. A named first-morning appearance in that handbook, not Matariki rise speech alone and not ordinary nightly rising.
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Heliacal setting is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos uses heliacal setting among last-evening visibility of stars and planets before solar glare. A named last-evening disappearance in that handbook, not heliacal-rising and not ordinary nightly setting.
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Heliacal is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos speaks of heliacal visibility as a class of star and planet appearances near the sun’s glare. A named heliacal class in that handbook, not heliacal-rising alone and not a sun-worship dump.
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Acronychal rising is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats acronychal rising — rising at sunset opposite the sun — among star visibility and weather speech. A named sunset-rising in that handbook, not heliacal morning rise and not cosmical-setting.
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Acronychal is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos uses acronychal visibility as a class of appearances opposite the sun. A named acronychal class in that handbook, not acronychal-rising alone and not opposition the aspect dump.
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Matutine is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats oriental (matutine) rising of planets among sect and condition speech. A named morning-visibility condition in that handbook, not dawn as a mood quality and not vespertine.
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Vespertine is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats occidental (vespertine) setting of planets among sect and condition speech. A named evening-visibility condition in that handbook, not dusk as a mood quality and not matutine.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos uses syzygy — sun–moon alignment at new or full — among eclipse and lunation speech of judicial astrology. A named alignment in that handbook, not eclipse the event alone and not a geometry slogan dump.
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Cosmical setting is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats cosmical setting — setting at sunrise — among star visibility hinges opposite acronychal rise. A named sunrise-setting in that handbook, not heliacal-setting alone and not ordinary nightly setting.
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Culmination is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats culminating places and midheaven climax among nativity angles and weather. A named culmination in that handbook, not zenith the bare geometry slogan and not meridian as a civil clock dump.
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Synodic month is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos uses the synodic month among lunation, eclipse, and timing speech of judicial astrology. A named new-moon-to-new-moon span in that handbook, not sidereal-month alone and not a civil week dump.
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Lunar node is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos uses the lunar nodes among eclipse and lunation conditions of judicial astrology. A named node meeting of sun and moon paths in that handbook, not Rahu as a being dump and not ascending-node alone.
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Ascending node is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos distinguishes the ascending lunar node among eclipse geometry of judicial astrology. A named north node in that handbook, not lunar-node the class alone and not a dragon-being dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright stars in the head and mouth of Aries, the Hamal region of judicial astrology. A named ram-head light in that handbook, not aries the sign alone and not a ram-being dump.
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Denebola is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the stars in the tail of Leo, the Denebola region. A named lion-tail light in that handbook, not regulus the heart alone and not leo the sign dump.
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Vindemiatrix is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in Virgo besides Spica, including the grape-gatherer region later called Vindemiatrix. A named Virgo light in that handbook, not spica alone and not a wine-myth dump.
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Zubenelgenubi is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the southern claw (southern scale-pan) among Libra/Scorpius fixed stars. A named southern-claw light in that handbook, not libra the sign alone and not a courtroom dump.
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Zubeneschamali is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the northern claw among Libra/Scorpius fixed stars. A named northern-claw light in that handbook, not zubenelgenubi the southern claw and not libra alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the sting stars of Scorpius, the Shaula region. A named sting light in that handbook, not antares the heart alone and not scorpius the sign dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 groups the sting of Scorpius among fixed-star powers; Lesath sits in that sting speech. A named sting neighbor in that handbook, not shaula alone and not a weapon dump.
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Dschubba is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the forehead and body of Scorpius besides Antares; Dschubba belongs to that forehead speech. A named scorpion-brow light in that handbook, not antares alone and not a brow-omen dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 treats the claws and body lights of Scorpius among fixed-star powers; Acrab is a named claw/body light in that chain. A named scorpion light in that handbook, not dschubba alone and not scorpius the sign dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the twin heads of Gemini, the Castor region among fixed-star powers. A named twin light in that handbook, not gemini the sign alone and not pollux as this edge.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the twin heads of Gemini, the Pollux region among fixed-star powers. A named twin light in that handbook, not castor alone and not gemini the sign dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the Gorgon’s head in Perseus, the Algol region of fixed-star powers. A named Gorgon light in that handbook, not perseus the figure alone and not a horror dump.
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Fomalhaut is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright star in the mouth of the Southern Fish, Fomalhaut, among fixed-star powers of Aquarius’s water. A named southern-fish light in that handbook, not aquarius the sign alone and not an Almagest dump.
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Arcturus is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to Arcturus among the bright extra-zodiacal fixed stars. A named Bootes light in that handbook, not bootes the figure alone and not a MUL.APIN Path dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to Procyon, the bright star of Canis Minor, among fixed-star powers. A named little-dog light in that handbook, not canis-minor the figure alone and not sirius as this edge.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to Capella among the bright stars of the Charioteer. A named goat-star light in that handbook, not auriga the figure alone and not an Almagest dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright star of the Lyre, Vega, among fixed-star powers. A named lyre light in that handbook, not lyra the figure alone and not a Summer-Triangle slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright star in the Water-snake, Alphard, among extra-zodiacal fixed-star powers. A named hydra heart-light in that handbook, not hydra the myth being alone and not an Almagest dump.
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Rasalhague is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright star in the head of Ophiuchus, Rasalhague, among fixed-star powers. A named serpent-bearer head-light in that handbook, not ophiuchus the figure alone and not a medicine-god dump.
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Unukalhai is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the Serpent among Ophiuchus’s company; Unukalhai is the bright neck-light of that serpent speech. A named serpent light in that handbook, not serpens the figure alone and not a venom dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the bowl and arrow of Sagittarius; Nunki belongs to that bowl speech. A named archer-bowl light in that handbook, not sagittarius the sign alone and not a teapot slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the tip of the Bull’s horn, the Elnath region shared with the Charioteer’s foot. A named horn-tip light in that handbook, not aldebaran alone and not taurus the sign dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in Canis Major besides Sirius; Mirzam is the announcer light in that dog speech. A named great-dog light in that handbook, not sirius alone and not canis-major the figure dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the Pleiades as a cluster; Alcyone is the lucida of that swarm in later star speech tied to the same chapter. A named Pleiad light in that handbook, not pleiades the cluster alone and not a Matariki flatten.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars toward the sting and tail of Scorpius; Sargas sits in that tail speech. A named scorpion-tail light in that handbook, not shaula alone and not antares as this edge.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright star in the Swan’s tail among fixed-star powers. A named swan-tail light in that handbook, not cygnus the figure alone and not a Summer-Triangle slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright star of the Ship (Argo) among southern fixed-star powers. A named ship-rudder light in that handbook, not a Matariki year-star flatten and not carina/puppis/vela modern splits as this edge.
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Achernar is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the end of Eridanus among southern fixed-star powers. A named river-end light in that handbook, not eridanus the figure alone and not an Almagest ephemeris dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the jaw of Cetus among southern fixed-star powers. A named sea-monster jaw light in that handbook, not cetus the figure alone and not mira as a later variable-star dump.
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Alphecca is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to the bright star in the Northern Crown among fixed-star powers. A named crown-jewel light in that handbook, not corona-borealis the figure alone and not an Ariadne dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to bright stars in Cassiopeia among fixed-star powers; Schedar is the breast lucida of that throne speech. A named throne light in that handbook, not cassiopeia the figure alone and not a W-asterism slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the Dragon’s head among fixed-star powers; Eltanin is the bright head light of that speech. A named dragon-head light in that handbook, not draco the figure alone and not thuban as a pole-star biography dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the Little Bear among fixed-star powers; Kochab is a bright guard light in that speech. A named little-bear light in that handbook, not ursa-minor already met elsewhere and not a compass slogan dump.
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Alderamin is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to bright stars in Cepheus among fixed-star powers; Alderamin is the head lucida of that king speech. A named king-head light in that handbook, not cepheus the figure alone and not a pole-migration dump.
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Kornephoros is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to bright stars in Hercules among fixed-star powers; Kornephoros is the shoulder lucida of that kneeling figure. A named club-bearer light in that handbook, not hercules the figure alone and not a keystone nickname dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the Cup among southern fixed-star powers; Alkes is the base lucida of that cup speech. A named cup light in that handbook, not crater the figure alone and not a wine dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the Hare among southern fixed-star powers; Arneb is the bright lucida of that hare speech. A named hare light in that handbook, not lepus the figure alone and not a hunt dump.
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Alpheratz is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the head of Andromeda among fixed-star powers; Alpheratz is the head lucida shared with the Great Square’s corner speech. A named maiden-head light in that handbook, not andromeda alone and not a mul-apin pegasus-square dump as this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the girdle of Andromeda among fixed-star powers; Mirach is the girdle lucida of that speech. A named maiden-girdle light in that handbook, not alpheratz alone and not a fashion dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the foot of Andromeda among fixed-star powers; Almach is the foot lucida of that speech. A named maiden-foot light in that handbook, not mirach alone and not a shoe dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the knees of Ophiuchus among fixed-star powers; Sabik belongs to that knee speech. A named serpent-bearer knee light in that handbook, not rasalhague the head alone and not a thirteenth-sign dump.
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Yed Prior is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the hand of Ophiuchus among fixed-star powers; Yed Prior is the hand lucida of that speech. A named serpent-bearer hand light in that handbook, not sabik alone and not a medicine-god dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the horn of Capricornus among fixed-star powers; Algedi is the horn lucida of that sea-goat speech. A named sea-goat horn light in that handbook, not capricornus the sign alone and not a goat-being dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 groups Capricornus horn and body lights among fixed-star powers; Dabih sits in that sea-goat speech beside Algedi. A named sea-goat neighbor light in that handbook, not algedi alone and not a slaughter-myth dump.
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Kaus Australis is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the bow of Sagittarius among fixed-star powers; Kaus Australis is the southern bow lucida of that speech. A named archer-bow light in that handbook, not nunki the bowl alone and not a teapot slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in the armpit and body of Sagittarius among fixed-star powers; Ascella belongs to that body speech. A named archer-body light in that handbook, not kaus-australis alone and not sagittarius the sign dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in Perseus besides the Gorgon’s head; Mirfak is the bright side lucida of that hero speech. A named hero-side light in that handbook, not algol alone and not perseus the figure dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in Bootes besides Arcturus; Izar belongs to that herdsman-belt speech. A named herdsman light in that handbook, not arcturus alone and not a kite-of-bootis nickname dump.
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Alkalurops is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars toward the staff of Bootes among fixed-star powers; Alkalurops is the staff lucida of that speech. A named herdsman-staff light in that handbook, not izar alone and not a crook-object dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in Canis Major besides Sirius; Wezen is a body lucida in that dog speech. A named great-dog light in that handbook, not sirius alone and not mirzam as this edge.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars in Canis Major besides Sirius; Adhara is a thigh lucida in that dog speech. A named great-dog light in that handbook, not wezen alone and not canis-major the figure dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 groups the Hare’s lights among southern fixed-star powers; Nihal sits in that hare speech beside Arneb. A named hare neighbor light in that handbook, not arneb alone and not a thirst-omen dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 assigns natures to stars near the beginning of Eridanus under Orion’s foot; Cursa belongs to that river-head speech. A named river-head light in that handbook, not achernar the end alone and not a chair-furniture dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 groups Eridanus body lights among southern fixed-star powers; Zaurak sits in that river speech between head and end. A named river-boat light in that handbook, not cursa alone and not an Almagest dump.
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Descending node is used in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the lunar nodes among eclipse and syzygy speech of judicial astrology; the descending node is the south-node hinge of that pair. A named descending-node instrument in that handbook, not ascending-node alone and not a serpent-omen dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Leo among the zodiacal signs of judicial astrology. A named lion sign in that handbook, not a lion animal dump and not zodiac as the bare belt alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Virgo among the zodiacal signs. A named maiden sign in that handbook, not Spica alone and not a personality slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Taurus among the zodiacal signs. A named bull sign in that handbook, not Minotaur and not Aldebaran alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Gemini among the zodiacal signs. A named twins sign in that handbook, not Castor/Pollux as star dumps alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Cancer among the zodiacal signs. A named crab sign in that handbook, not a disease dump and not zodiac alone.
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Scorpius appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Scorpius among the zodiacal signs. A named scorpion sign in that handbook, not Antares alone and not a scorpion animal dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Aries among the zodiacal signs of judicial astrology. A named ram sign in that handbook, not a ram-animal dump and not zodiac as the bare belt alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Libra among the zodiacal signs. A named scales sign in that handbook, not a courtroom metaphor dump and not zodiac alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Pisces among the zodiacal signs. A named two-fish sign in that handbook, not a fish-animal dump and not a personality slogan.
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Capricornus appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos names Capricornus among the zodiacal signs. A named sea-goat sign in that handbook, not a goat-being dump and not Capricorn as a slogan alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos seats the tropical year and seasonal weather among judicial and mundane speech. A named season frame in that handbook, not Demeter leaf-calendar alone and not a festival dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos orients the tropical zodiac from the equinox hinges of the sun’s path. A named equinox hinge in that handbook, not MUL.APIN equal-day speech alone and not a festival dump.
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Solstice appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the solstice standstills among tropical sign and weather speech. A named solstice hinge in that handbook, not MUL.APIN standstill alone and not a festival dump.
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New moon appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats new-moon syzygies among eclipse and weather timing of judicial astrology. A named new moon in that handbook, not Pliny roman phase alone and not full-moon already filed.
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Earthquake appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats earthquakes among mundane outcomes read from eclipse and configuration speech. A named earthquake in that handbook, not a geology textbook and not a myth-combat dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats drought among annual weather and crop outcomes of judicial astrology. A named drought in that handbook, not dryness the quality alone and not a famine-myth dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the Hyades region among the stars of Taurus in fixed-star power speech. A named Hyades cluster in that handbook, not aldebaran alone and not a rain-myth dump.
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Praesepe appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the cloudy Manger in Cancer among fixed-star and weather-neighbor speech. A named Praesepe in that handbook, not cancer the sign alone and not a beehive-biology dump.
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Pleiades appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats bright fixed-star clusters among weather and configuration speech that seats the Pleiades neighborhood in Hellenic judicial practice. A named Pleiades meeting in that handbook, not MUL.APIN MUL.MUL alone and not Matariki.
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Canis Major appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the Dog region and its bright star among fixed-star powers of judicial astrology. A named Canis Major figure in that handbook, not sirius alone already filed and not a dog-being dump.
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Canis Minor appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the Lesser Dog region among fixed-star powers neighboring the Dog. A named Canis Minor figure in that handbook, not canis-major and not procyon as a bare modern catalog dump alone.
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Crescent appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos tracks lunar phase conditions among visibility and timing speech of judicial astrology. A named crescent phase in that handbook, not Pliny roman crescent alone and not full-moon already filed.
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Celestial sphere appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos assumes the spherical heaven against which planets and signs are placed in judicial astrology. A named celestial sphere in that handbook, not Pliny mundus speech alone and not a modern globe dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats length of life and destructive conditions among nativity chapters of judicial astrology. A named death problem in that handbook, not Egyptian weighing alone and not a grim slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats qualities of the soul among nativity chapters of judicial astrology. A named soul in that handbook, not Egyptian ka/ba identity and not a bare psyche slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats afflictions of the eyes among bodily nativity outcomes. A named eye in that handbook, not the protective eye-symbol alone and not a surveillance dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos frames celestial configurations as signs for kingdoms and persons within judicial astrology. A named omen job in that handbook, not Mesopotamian tablet-omen alone and not a bird-omen dump.
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Astrology is historically related to Egyptian religion.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos preface credits Egyptian observers among the prior arts that shaped Hellenistic judicial astrology. A named Egyptian debt in that handbook, not Book of the Dead weighing and not a Nile dump.
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Astrology is historically related to Mesopotamian tradition.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos preface credits Chaldean observers among the prior arts that shaped Hellenistic judicial astrology. A named Mesopotamian/Chaldean debt in that handbook, not MUL.APIN list-work alone and not Enuma fate alone.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos tracks the moon’s increasing light among phase conditions of judicial astrology. A named waxing in that handbook, not Pliny medicine waxing alone and not waning as the same id.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos tracks the moon’s decreasing light among phase conditions of judicial astrology. A named waning in that handbook, not Pliny medicine waning alone and not waxing as the same id.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats fortunate and unfortunate conditions among nativity and electional speech of judicial astrology. A named luck/fortune job in that handbook, not fate already wired and not a lottery dump.
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Conjunction appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats conjunction among the planetary aspects of judicial astrology. A named nearness-aspect in that handbook, not occultation as a covering and not a grammar dump.
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Retrograde appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the apparent retrograde motion of wanderers among judicial conditions. A named reversal in that handbook, not a life-advice slogan and not stationary as a second id.
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Elongation appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the angular distance of inner wanderers from the sun among visibility and condition speech. A named elongation in that handbook, not conjunction alone and not an Almagest observation dump.
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Quadrature appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the quartile (tetragon) among the planetary aspects of judicial astrology. A named right-angle aspect in that handbook, not opposition the diameter and not a surveyor’s tool dump.
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Greatest elongation appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the greatest angular stand of Mercury and Venus from the sun among visibility and condition speech. A named greatest-elongation hinge in that handbook, not elongation the bare angle alone and not an Almagest ephemeris dump.
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Dichotomy phase appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats the half-lit moon (dichotomy) among lunar phase and quadrature speech. A named half-moon phase in that handbook, not crescent alone and not full-moon as this edge.
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Tropical year appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos seats the tropical year as the frame of the tropical zodiac from equinox to equinox. A named tropical-year measure in that handbook, not sidereal-year alone and not a civil calendar dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Lyre among extra-zodiacal figures whose bright star carries fixed-star powers. A named lyre figure in that handbook, not vega the light alone and not a Orpheus myth dump from this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Bootes among extra-zodiacal figures whose Arcturus carries fixed-star powers. A named herdsman figure in that handbook, not arcturus the light alone and not a plough-myth dump from this source.
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Ophiuchus appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Ophiuchus among extra-zodiacal figures with named head and body star powers. A named serpent-bearer figure in that handbook, not rasalhague alone and not a thirteenth-sign slogan dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Charioteer among extra-zodiacal figures whose Capella and kids carry fixed-star powers. A named charioteer figure in that handbook, not capella the light alone and not a race-myth dump from this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Perseus among extra-zodiacal figures whose Gorgon’s head (Algol) carries fixed-star powers. A named hero figure in that handbook, not algol the light alone and not a full myth-cycle dump from this source.
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Andromeda appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Andromeda among extra-zodiacal figures whose head and body lights carry fixed-star powers. A named chained-maiden figure in that handbook, not alpheratz alone and not a full myth-cycle dump from this source.
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Cassiopeia appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Cassiopeia among extra-zodiacal figures with named bright-star powers. A named throne figure in that handbook, not schedar alone and not a vanity-myth dump from this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Cepheus among extra-zodiacal figures whose bright stars carry fixed-star powers. A named king figure in that handbook, not alderamin alone and not a royal-biography dump from this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Swan among extra-zodiacal figures whose bright star carries fixed-star powers. A named swan figure in that handbook, not deneb the light alone and not a Zeus-swan myth dump from this source.
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Delphinus appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Dolphin among extra-zodiacal figures with named star powers. A named dolphin figure in that handbook, not Job’s Coffin as a modern nickname and not a sailor-rescue myth dump from this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Dragon among extra-zodiacal figures whose head and body lights carry fixed-star powers. A named dragon figure in that handbook, not eltanin alone and not a treasure-guard myth dump from this source.
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Eridanus appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Eridanus among southern figures whose river lights carry fixed-star powers. A named river figure in that handbook, not achernar alone and not a Phaethon myth dump from this source.
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Hercules appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Hercules among extra-zodiacal figures whose bright stars carry fixed-star powers. A named kneeling-hero figure in that handbook, not kornephoros alone and not a labors myth-cycle dump from this source.
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Centaurus appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Centaurus among southern figures with named bright-star powers. A named centaur figure in that handbook, not sagittarius the zodiac archer alone and not a Chiron biography dump from this source.
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Corona Borealis appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Northern Crown among extra-zodiacal figures whose bright star carries fixed-star powers. A named crown figure in that handbook, not alphecca alone and not an Ariadne myth dump from this source.
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Corona Australis appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Southern Crown among southern figures neighboring the Archer with named star powers. A named southern-crown figure in that handbook, not corona-borealis and not a wreath-fashion dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Cup among southern figures with Hydra and the Crow, assigning natures to its lights. A named cup figure in that handbook, not alkes alone and not a drinking-party dump from this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Hare under Orion among southern figures with named star powers. A named hare figure in that handbook, not arneb alone and not a hunt-myth dump from this source.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Arrow among extra-zodiacal figures with named star powers. A named arrow figure in that handbook, not sagittarius the sign alone and not a modern arrow-of-sagitta nickname dump.
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Serpent among Ophiuchus’s company as a figure whose lights carry fixed-star powers. A named serpent figure in that handbook, not unukalhai alone and not a venom cult dump from this source.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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Triangulum appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Triangle among extra-zodiacal figures with named star powers. A named triangle figure in that handbook, not triangulum-australe the southern later figure and not a geometry-classroom dump.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Altar among southern figures with named star powers. A named altar figure in that handbook, not a temple-furniture object dump and not a sacrifice-rite dump from this source alone.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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Equuleus appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Little Horse among extra-zodiacal figures neighboring Pegasus with named star powers. A named foal figure in that handbook, not pegasus the square already claimed elsewhere and not a little-horse modern nickname dump.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats Cetus among southern figures whose jaw and body lights carry fixed-star powers. A named sea-monster figure in that handbook, not menkar alone and not an Andromeda-rescue myth dump from this source.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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Southern Fish appears in Astrology.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos I.9 seats the Southern Fish among southern figures whose mouth-star carries fixed-star powers under Aquarius’s water. A named southern-fish figure in that handbook, not fomalhaut alone and not pisces the zodiac pair as this edge.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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Hellenic religion
Aquarius appears in Hellenic religion.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats Aquarius among the zodiac sign figures of judicial astrology. A named Water-bearer sign in that handbook, not zodiac as the belt alone and not a constellation-star dump.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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Sagittarius appears in Hellenic religion.
Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos treats Sagittarius among the zodiac sign figures. A named Archer sign in that handbook, not zodiac as the belt alone and not centaur as a being dump.
from Claudius Ptolemy · Tetrabiblos, c. 150 CE
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