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Hevelius 50. The Greeks represented this constellation as a virgin, but different fables are current as to the identity of the maid. She is variously considered to be: Justitia, daughter of Astraeus and Ancora, who lived before See also:

man sinned, and taught him his See also:

DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty, and when the See also:

GOLDEN

golden See also:

AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age ended she returned to See also:

HEAVEN (0. Eng. hefen, heofon, heofone; this word appears in O.S. hevan; the High. Ger. word appears in Ger. Himmel, Dutch hemel; there does not seem to be any connexion between the two words, and the ultimate derivation of the word is unknown; the sugges

heaven; according to See also:

HESIOD

Hesiod the virgin is the daughter of See also:

JUPITER

Jupiter and See also:

THEMIS

Themis; others make her to be See also:

ERIGONE

Erigone, daughter of Icarius, or Parthene, daughter of See also:

APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo. The most interesting stars of this constellation are: a Virginis, or Spica, a See also:

STAR

star of the first magnitude with a very faint See also:

COMPANION (through the O. Fr. compaignon or compagnon, from the Late Lat. companio,—cum, with, and panis, bread,—one who shares meals with another; the word has been wrongly derived from the Late Lat. compagnus, one of the same pages or district)

companion; and ti Virginis, a binary star, having components of the third magnitude.

End of Article: VIRGO (" the Virgin ")

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