♎ Libra — kidneys and loins

Seventh sign / paired renal-lumbar region

Libra is assigned to the kidneys and loins, a paired renal-lumbar correspondence in the Zodiac Man sequence. It is drawn at the midline for ordering and visibility, with the bilateral nature recorded in the label and lineage notes rather than duplicated as two points.

♈ Aries — head and face♉ Taurus — neck and throat♊ Gemini — shoulders and arms♋ Cancer — chest and stomach♌ Leo — heart and upper back♍ Virgo — abdomen and digestion♎ Libra — kidneys and loins♎ Libra — kidneys and loins♏ Scorpio — genitals and pelvic organs♐ Sagittarius — hips and thighs♑ Capricorn — knees♒ Aquarius — calves and ankles♓ Pisces — feet

Point 7 of 12 in Zodiac Man — Melothesia (Homo signorum)

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Zodiac man (homo signorum) diagram, Wellcome Collection M0017629 (primary_canonical)

Fifteenth-century Zodiac Man diagram assigning zodiac signs to descending bodily regions from head toward feet.

Sophie Page, Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts (scholarly_modern)

Scholarly history of medieval astrological manuscript diagrams and their medical context.

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