4/6/2023 0 Comments Virgo constellation skychart![]() It is the constellation’s fifth brightest star. It is associated with F9 V of the spectral class and the distance between this star and the sun is only 35.65 measured in light years. The next star is the Zavijava or Eta Virgins. Spica’s name originates from Latin meaning ‘the ear of grain of Virgo’. In this the 2 components don’t eclipse with each other, instead, they are mutually warped in their gravitational interaction. The star is a rotating ellipsoidal variable, meaning it is a system of non-eclipsing close binary stars. The visual magnitude of this star is 1.04. One of the brightest stars in Virgo is the Spica or Alpha Virgins and it also is sky’s 15 th brightest star. Although Tyche is commonly represented not with the ear of grain but the horn of plenty, cornucopia. Virgo is also identified with the goddess of fortune Tyche, by some historians like Hyginus and Eratosthenes. In other myths, Virgo the constellation is associated with the corn goddess Demeter, Atargatis the fertility goddess of Syria, and the daughter of Icarius Erigone, who after knowing about her father’s death had hanged herself. ![]() She also warned them that worse is yet to come. Dike warned the entire race by giving a speech about the dangers and risks of forgetting the ideals and morals of their predecessors. The four seasons was introduced by Zeus, and the humans did not honour the gods anymore as they used to. But compared to Golden Age, the Silver Age did not seem as prosperous. When the prophecy came true about Zeus overthrowing his father Kronos, this initiated the Silver Age’s beginning (the Golden Age was referred to the time of Titans when Kronos ruled). The key features of the Golden Age were peace and prosperity, humans not knowing the old age, and everlasting spring. She was born as a mortal and transferred to Earth so she could govern over human justice. Also, goddess of dawn was Eos.Īccording to the Greek mythology, Dike used to live in mankind’s Golden Age. Dike, who was the daughter of Astraeus, was also usually called Astraeia. Virgo is placed next to the constellation Libra, which represents the scales of justice. Virgo is commonly represented with an angel like wings, and her left hand having a wheat ear, which is marked by Spica the bright star. Dike the goddess was the daughter of Themis, the Greek Titaness and Zeus. Virgo the constellation is usually associated with Dike, the goddess of justice in Greek mythology. The easiest way to find this constellation is via Spica, its brightest star. The main feature of this constellation is that in the sky, it is the second largest constellation after Hydra. It lies between Libra (which is in the east) and Leo (which is in the west). This constellation is in the southern sky. The most famous ones are Big Dipper, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Orion, Cassiopeia, Virgo and many more. These 88 constellations are distinct areas in the sky engulfing the entire celestial space. There is a total of 88 known constellations so far. These patterns or shapes represent mythological people or gods, animals, mythical creatures, devices, etc. So, what is a constellation? A constellation is basically a group of stars that form outlines or patterns imaginarily in the space. There are many constellations and one famous ones is Virgo. ![]() These ‘queer’ shapes are actually constellations (though they are not real). While gazing at the stars you might have noticed that they congregate to form queer shapes. Well, of course, the stars are not tiny at all, instead, they are gigantic, it is just that they are so far away from us that it seems as if they are mere shining specks of bright light. And what makes the night sky so breathtakingly beautiful? It is the billions of tiny twinkling stars. One of the most beautiful scenes to gaze at is the night sky.
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