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Luna

the Moon

also: luna, lunae, the Moon

The Moon, both the celestial body whose course Cicero traces in the Timaeus and the goddess personifying it. Its circuit is set nearest the earth, and its catching up with the sun defines the month.

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Mentioned in 8 works (29 total)

Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) philosophy · 4 mentions
On His Consulship philosophy · 1 mention
On the Orator rhetoric · 1 mention
On the Commonwealth philosophy · 1 mention
On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention
On the Nature of the Gods philosophy · 7 mentions
Timaeus (Latin translation) philosophy · 4 mentions
On Divination philosophy · 10 mentions

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