god
Astraea
also: Justice, Iustitia, the Virgin
The maiden Justice, daughter of Astraeus, who dwelt among men in the golden age dictating laws but withdrew to heaven as the race degenerated; catasterized as the constellation Virgo.
Reading notes
- Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) §The Virgin (Virgo) Astraea once dwelt on earth
The constellation Virgo, identified with Astraea or Justice (Dike), daughter of Astraeus, who lived among men in the golden age but withdrew to heaven as the race degenerated through the silver and iron ages. She holds the bright star Spica (the "ear of grain").