Hellenistic
The astrology of the Greek-speaking Mediterranean from roughly the 1st century BCE to the 7th century CE, as recorded by authors such as Vettius Valens, Dorotheus and Ptolemy.
1 Oct 2026
Leo and Pisces are five signs apart the short way round, a quincunx of 150°. Counted forward from Leo, Pisces is the eighth sign. Hellenistic astrologers place them in aversion: the signs do not see each other by any aspect. Leo is a masculine, fixed fire sign and Pisces a feminine, mutable water sign. The Sun rules Leo and Jupiter rules Pisces, so no ruler is shared. Both are day-team planets under sect, the tradition's sorting of planets into day and night teams. Neither has dignity in the other's sign, and Pisces is where Venus is exalted. Jupiter is a benefic, which the tradition treats as supportive in nature. This block uses the traditional ruler; modern astrologers assign Neptune to Pisces. Aversion is defined inside one chart; this page's use of it for two people's signs is an extension.
Sources
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I
- Paulus Alexandrinus, Introductory Matters
What was checked
An AI research review checked this text against sources on 1 Oct 2026. No person has reviewed it.
Reviewer's notes
Aspects/aversion by sign (Ptolemy I.13, I.16), dignities, genders and modalities confirmed; the block already says it applies a one-chart doctrine to two people's signs as an extension, which is this page's choice and not an ancient claim.
Sources consulted
- Ptolemy I.5-7, 11-13, 16-19: benefic/malefic, sect, solid/bicorporeal and masculine/feminine signs, aspects, disjunct signs, houses, exaltations and depressions penelope.uchicago.edu (opens in a new tab)
- Valens Anthology I (Riley): domiciles ('house of Mars/Sun'), sign genders, bicorporeal signs, planets' sect skyscript.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Paulus' Introductory Matters covers the lunar phases, sect and aspects, and chart-rulership en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)