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Libra
Latin for “weighing scales”
Categorization: Inanimate
Home Town: Kikode
Number of Stars: 83
There are 8 stars used to create the outline. Zubeneschamali is the brightest star in the constellation.
Earth Myths
In Babylonian astronomy, Libra was known as the scales cherished by the sun god Shamash, the patron of truth and justice.
In ancient Greece during the Hellenistic time, Libra was called the scorpion’s claws. In ancient Egypt it was seen as a boat: The Barque of Osiris was a celestial vessel that carried the god Osiris across the sky, symbolizing the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
The Romans solidified the constellation as the scales associated with Astraea, the goddess of justice.
Fun fact, Virgo has been linked to Astraea in her Greek myths. The two constellations are often represented together in modern Earth depictions. In Taraverden they both reside in Kikode.
Bio
Libra was one of the 48 constellations created during the first coalescence at the end of the Argon Age (around 12,000 BCE on Earth). Libra is the 7th sign of the human zodiac. Sept 23-Oct 22. The sign is associated with traits of harmony, charm, fairness, diplomacy, luxury and social inclination. In Taraverden, Libra resides in the Doma Lustitia (the House of Lady Justice) in Kikode. Stars often pilgrimage to the beach village to present issues of conflict before the scales and seek judgement.
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