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Wendekreis

From LSJ

Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

German > Latin

Wendekreis, circulus; orbis. – der Wendekreis des Steinbocks, der südliche Wendekreis, circulus od. orbis brumalis: der Wendekreis des Krebses, der nördliche W., circulus od. orbis solstitialis.