Balance
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The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.
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The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.
Libra, or the Balance holdeth in the Navel, the Reins, and the lower parts of the Womb.
The Balance shows redemption’s need; The Scorpion wounds He must endure; The Archer tells His coming sure; The Goat, His death in sacrifice[.]
The Balance, we have been told, "marks the equality of the days and nights at the equinoxes." Possibly; but the Balance is just the one sign not truly archaic, and I think we shall find that quite another class of reasons operated in the selection of objects.
Étymologie
Calque of Latin Libra.
bakery · A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as…baking · That bakes.balance · A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
Balance · The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra.
balanced · Containing elements in appropriate proportion;…balcony · An accessible structure extending from a building, especially…bald · Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.