Astraea

English

Astraea astronomical symbol

Astraea astronomical symbol (variant)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀστραῖα (Astraîa, literally “star maiden”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æˈstɹiːə/

Proper noun

Astraea

1. (Greek mythology) The Greek goddess of stars and justice; similar to Dike, equivalent to the Roman goddess Justitia.
2. (astronomy) The asteroid 5 Astraea.

Synonyms

• (astronomy): , ⚓︎
• (astrology): ⯙ (%)

Descendants

• Translingual: Astraea

Translations

Greek goddess

• French: Astrée (fr) f
• Greek: Αστραία (el) f (Astraía)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀστραῖα f (Astraîa)

• Japanese: アストレア (Asutorea)
• Korean: 아스트라이아 (Aseuteuraia)
• Latin: Astraea f
• Portuguese: Astreia (pt) f
• Russian: Астре́я (ru) f (Astréja)

asteroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 義神星 / 义神星 (Yìshénxīng)

• Italian: Astrea (it) f
• Japanese: アストレア (Asutorea)
• Russian: Астрея (ru) f (Astreja)

See also

• (mythology): Astraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (astronomy): 5 Astraea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia