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Type 3222
(formerly typ/1357)

	Κριὸς προηγός ἐστιν, ἀρχὴ τοῦ χρόνου·
	Ταῦρος δέ, ταύρων οἶστρος εἰς Ἀφροδίτην·
	ζώων δὲ πάντων ζεῦξις ἐν τοῖς Διδύμοις.
	Καρκῖνος ἐστὶ φωσφόρος δ' ὀπισθόπους·
	Λέων δ' ὁ θερμός, ἑκπύρωσις τοῦ πόλου·
	ἡ Παρθένος δὲ δεῖγμα τῆς γεωργίας·
	Ζυγὸς μερισμὸς ἡμέρας πρός ἑσπέραν·
	σκορπισμός ἐστι τῆς σπορᾶς ὁ Σκορπίος·
	ὁ Τοξότης δὲ σύμβολον κυνηγίας·
	ὁ δ᾽ Αἰγόκερως, ἀγρίων παρρησία·
	Ὑδροχόος δέ, χεῦμα τῶν ὄμβρων κάτω·
	οἱ δ᾽ Ἰχθύες, δήλωσις ἰχθύων γένους.

Title(s)	Εἰς τὰ ιβ' Ζώδια
Text source	E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 330
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Georgios (hagiotessarakontites, maïstor)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	'In XII signa Zodiaci. Aries dux est et principium anni; Taurus autem taurorum furor in venerem; animantiumque omnium conjunctio in Geminis. Cancer est lucifer retrorsum-incedens; Leoque aestivus, inflammatio caeli; Virgoque indicium agrorum-culturae; Libra divisio diei vespere; dispersio est seminis Scorpius; Arcitenensque signum venationis; Capricornus autem agrestium fiducia; Aquariusque effusio imbrium deorsum; Pisces autem demonstrant piscium genus'. Language Latin Source(s) E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 330
Comment	In Ambr. B 33 sup. at the beginning of the poem there is one more verse, which is normally considered as a metrical title.
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined A. Bandini, 1770, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 3), Florence: 343 D. Bassi, F. Cumont, E. Martini, A. Olivieri, 1903, Catalogus codicum astrologorum graecorum. Codices Italicos, praeter Florentinos, Venetos, Mediolanenses (vol. 4), Brussels: 35 J. Boissonade, 1830, Anekdota. Anecdota Graeca e codicibus regiis (vol. 2), Paris: 477-478 P. Boudreaux, 1912, Catalogus codicum astrologorum graecorum. Codices Parisinorum, pars tertia (vol. 8.3), Brussels: 8 E. Martini, D. Bassi, 1901, Catalogus codicum astrologorum graecorum. Codices Mediolanenses (vol. 3), Brussels: 6 E. Pezopoulos 1938, Ποιήματα Συνεσίου τοῦ Κυρηναίου, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 14, 343-392: 380 C. Samberger, 1965, Catalogi codicum graecorum qui in minoribus bibliothecis Italicis asservantur (vol. 1), Leipzig: 414 display 4 more references (7 in total) hide 4 references (7 in total)
Number of verses	12
Occurrence(s)	[19518] Κριὸς προηγός ἐστιν ἀρχὴ τοῦ χρόνου [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 86, Cod. 14 [15th c.] (f. 120r) (12 verses) [19052] στῆσον προβάτων κατὰ τὴν στάσιν λόγε [1476-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana B 33 sup. [1476-1500] (f. 147v) (13 verses) [19054] κριὸ(ς) προηγός ἐστιν ἀρχὴ τοῦ χρόνου [14th c.] MODENA - Biblioteca Estense Universitaria α. V. 8. 13 (Puntoni 189; olim III F 11) [14th c.] (f. 2v) (12 verses) [19055] Κριὸς προηγός (...) [15th c.] MODENA - Biblioteca Estense Universitaria α. W. 3. 17 (Puntoni 215; olim III G 11) [15th c.] ((unsure) f. 43v) (12 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Nina Sietis, Rachele Ricceri, Ilse De Vos The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca Appendix, III.III.239 Vassis ICB 2005, 419: "Georgius maistor hagiotessaracontites, De signis XII in zodiaco"
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