Libra - Legends and History |
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Justice, harmony and balance have been
associated with the stars of Libra since ancient times. These are
the scales of the Roman goddess of justice, Astraea. The Babylonians
saw them as the scales in which the souls of the dead were weighed
- when the Sun moves into Libra in the Autumn, the days and nights
are of equal length, and so finely balanced. The stars of Libra
have also been seen as an altar or a mound, connected with the Tower
of Babel. Zebeneschimali, Libra's second brightest star, is one
of the only green stars in the sky which can be seen clearly with
the naked eye. Libra lies between Virgo and Scorpio on the zodiac
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