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<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra_%28constellation%29 Libra constellation]</ref> | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra_%28constellation%29 Libra constellation]</ref> | ||
==Legend== | ==Legend== | ||
[[Libra]] is associated with the scales of Maat, an ancient Egyptian goddess. Matthew (the tax collector) is the seventh apostle corresponding to the sign Libra. Tax collectors used scales to measure merchandise.Mathematical precision is needed for weighing and measuring. | [[Libra]] is associated with the scales of Maat, an ancient Egyptian goddess. Matthew (the tax collector) is the seventh apostle corresponding to the sign Libra. Tax collectors used scales to measure merchandise.Mathematical precision is needed for weighing and measuring. | ||
The word Libra, from Latin libra, plural librae, Greek lithra, a weighing scale, is related to the words: level,lira, deliberate, equilibrium (from æquus, equal + libra), litra (name of a Greek weight and coin), litre (liter, a metric unit of volume)", librate (land worth a pound a year, the word used to mean; to vibrate as a balance; to be in equipoise; to waver between one thing and another). The process of librating or swinging from side to side is spoken of as libration. <ref>[http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Libra.html Constellation of Words]</ref> | The word Libra, from Latin libra, plural librae, Greek lithra, a weighing scale, is related to the words: level,lira, deliberate, equilibrium (from æquus, equal + libra), litra (name of a Greek weight and coin), litre (liter, a metric unit of volume)", librate (land worth a pound a year, the word used to mean; to vibrate as a balance; to be in equipoise; to waver between one thing and another). The process of librating or swinging from side to side is spoken of as libration. <ref>[http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Libra.html Constellation of Words]</ref> | ||
==HGS Session References== | ==HGS Session References== | ||