Astraea (mythology)

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An 1886 bas-relief figure of Astraea in the Old Supreme Court Chamber at the Vermont State House.
An 1886 bas-relief figure of Astraea in the Old Supreme Court Chamber at the Vermont State House.

In Greek mythology, Astraea ("star-maiden") was a daughter of Zeus and Themis or of Eos and Astraeus. She and her mother were both personifications of justice. Astraea was the last of the immortals to live with humans during the Golden Age. As mankind became wicked, she was the last to stay on Earth, ascending to heaven to become the constellation Virgo; the scales of justice she carried became the nearby constellation Libra. She is also the symbol for the tarot Card Justice.

In literature Shakespeare refers to Astraea in Titus Andronicus, and also in The First Part of King Henry VI.

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