Astraea

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Astraea is the Greek goddess of justice, innocence, and purity, often associated with the constellation Virgo and the mythic end of the Golden Age.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Astraea canonical 7
Αστερία 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek goddess
mythological figure
associatedConcept divine justice
innocent humanity
moral purity
associatedConstellation Libra
Virgo
associatedWith Golden Age
constellation Virgo
end of the Golden Age
category Greek goddesses
justice deities
virgin goddesses
cosmicRole link between human world and stars
culture Ancient Greek religion
domain innocence
justice
purity
epithet goddess of justice
equatedWith Dike
Justitia
era Classical antiquity
gender female
influence Renaissance allegories of Justice
personifications of Justice in art
literarySymbol ideal of uncorrupted justice
memberOf Olympian deities
mentionedIn De Astronomica
surface form: Aratus' Phaenomena

Ovid’s Metamorphoses
surface form: Ovid's Metamorphoses
moralAssociation end of an age of innocence
mythRole departed Earth at the end of the Golden Age
last immortal to live among humans during the Golden Age
nameEtymology derived from Greek "aster" meaning "star"
notableMyth departure from Earth due to human wickedness
parent Themis
Zeus
representedAs maiden holding scales
young maiden
residence Olympus
symbol scales of justice
stars
transformedInto Virgo constellation
surface form: constellation Virgo
worshipPlace Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Themis parentOf Astraea
Λητώ siblingOf Astraea
this entity surface form: Αστερία
Horae sibling Astraea
Virgo associatedMythology Astraea
Dike associatedWith Astraea
Eunomia associatedWithDeity Astraea
Aether parent Astraea
astrological sign Libra associatedMythology Astraea
subject surface form: Libra