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Astraea definition

As·traea (as trē′ə)

noun

Gr. Myth. a goddess of justice, later also of innocence and purity: she is the last deity to leave the earth after the Golden Age

Etymology: L < Gr Astraia < astraios, starry < astron, star

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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