Astraea - Astraea

Japanese: アストライア - あすとらいあ
Astraea - Astraea

...It is a large Y-shaped string of stars stretching northwest from the alpha star Spica. In Greek mythology, they are likened to Astraea, the goddess of justice born to the god Zeus and the goddess Themis, or to Persephone, the daughter of the grain goddess Demeter, or to Demeter herself, with Spica representing the ear of wheat held in her hand. Beta star is called Ararakh, has a magnitude of 3.8, a spectral type of F8, and is located 32 light years away. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Astraea" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…α星スピカから北西にのびる大きなY字形の星列である。ギリシア神話では,大神ゼウスと女神テミスの間に生まれた正義の女神アストライアとか,穀物神デメテルの娘ペルセフォネとか,デメテル自身の姿に見たてており,スピカはその手に握る麦の穂先に相当する。β星はアララフと呼ばれ,3.8等でスペクトル型はF8,32光年の距離にある。…

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