Stephen Powelson (full name: Stephen Van Nest Powelson) was an American accountant and reciter of the Iliad born on November 11, 1917, in Syracuse, New York. He gained recognition in the 1980s for reciting sections of the epic from memory in Ancient Greek, mastering nearly the entire work, which consists of over 15,000 verses, by the end of his life. Powelson passed away on December 26, 1994, in Copenhagen.
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Meaning of the name - Stephen
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Stephen Powelson belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Syracuse
Place of Death: Copenhagen
Educated At: Phillips Academy | New York University | Harvard University
Occupation: reciter | accountant
Employers: CARE International | United States Agency for International Development
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 11, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 11, 2025 |
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| Sun | 18 Scorpio 44 | 19 Scorpio 33 | 8 Pisces 18 |
| Moon | 13 Libra 25 | 13 Leo 9 | 27 Virgo 58 |
| Mercury | 23 Scorpio 27 | 6 Sagittarius 34 | 27 Aquarius 13 |
| Venus | 4 Capricorn 59 | 5 Scorpio 58 | 12 Aquarius 55 |
| Mars | 4 Virgo 57 | 5 Sagittarius 10 | 29 Virgo 27 |
| Jupiter | 8 Gemini 27 | 25 Cancer 10 | 2 Gemini 56 |
| Saturn | 15 Leo 4 | 25 Pisces 17 | 9 Leo 50 |
| Uranus | 19 Aquarius 48 | 29 Taurus 52 | 24 Aquarius 29 |
| Neptune | 7 Leo 7 | 29 Pisces 35 | 4 Leo 52 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 16 | 1 Aquarius 33 | 3 Cancer 29 |
| Rahu | 3 Capricorn 41 | 14 Pisces 49 | 27 Sagittarius 58 |
| Ketu | 3 Cancer 41 | 14 Virgo 49 | 27 Gemini 58 |
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