Hellenistic astrology

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Greco-Roman astrology astrological tradition cultural practice divinatory system

Hellenistic astrology is an ancient Greco-Roman system of astrology that synthesized Babylonian, Egyptian, and Greek astronomical and philosophical traditions into a structured method of interpreting celestial influences on human affairs.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Egyptian astrology 1
Mercury (night) in traditional astrology 1
Roman astrology 1

Statements (78)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greco-Roman astrology ⓘ
astrological tradition ⓘ
cultural practice ⓘ
divinatory system ⓘ
aimsTo analyze character and temperament ⓘ
interpret celestial influences on human affairs ⓘ
predict life events ⓘ
associatedWithPhilosophy Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Greco-Roman religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hermeticism NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreConcept Lot of Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ
ascendant ⓘ
aspects ⓘ
lots ⓘ
primary directions ⓘ
profections ⓘ
sect ⓘ
time-lord techniques ⓘ
triplicities ⓘ
twelve houses ⓘ
twelve zodiac signs ⓘ
zodiac ⓘ
zodiacal releasing ⓘ
declinedInPeriod late antiquity ⓘ
developedInCentury 1st century BCE ⓘ
2nd century BCE ⓘ
developedInPeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn Greek astrological treatises ⓘ
Latin astrological treatises ⓘ
employs decans ⓘ
domicile rulerships ⓘ
exaltations ⓘ
geocentric cosmology ⓘ
lots (Arabic parts) ⓘ
planetary dignities ⓘ
seven classical planets ⓘ
terms ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ
3rd century CE ⓘ
hasNotablePractitioner Claudius Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dorotheus of Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Firmicus Maternus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hephaistio of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manilius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vettius Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Renaissance astrology NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval Arabic astrology ⓘ
medieval Latin astrology ⓘ
modern traditional astrology revival ⓘ
influencedBy Babylonian astrology ⓘ
Egyptian astrology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greek astronomy ⓘ
Greek philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorSource Anthology (Vettius Valens) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apotelesmatika (Hephaistio of Thebes) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carmen Astrologicum (Dorotheus of Sidon) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tetrabiblos NERFINISHED ⓘ
fragments of Nechepso and Petosiris NERFINISHED ⓘ
works of Manilius ⓘ
originatedInCity Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
originatedInRegion Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hellenistic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
revivedInCentury 20th century ⓘ
revivedInField contemporary traditional astrology practice ⓘ
history of astrology scholarship ⓘ
usedLanguage Greek ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesCoordinateSystem sidereal zodiac ⓘ
tropical zodiac ⓘ
usesHouseSystem quadrant houses ⓘ
whole-sign houses ⓘ
usesTechnique electional astrology ⓘ
horary-like interrogations ⓘ
katarchic astrology ⓘ
mundane astrology ⓘ
natal astrology ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zodiac → influenced → Hellenistic astrology ⓘ
Western astrology → influencedBy → Hellenistic astrology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Egyptian astrology
Western astrology → influencedBy → Hellenistic astrology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman astrology
astrological sign Libra → triplicityRuler → Hellenistic astrology ⓘ
subject surface form: Libra
this entity surface form: Mercury (night) in traditional astrology