Such sites indicate that Themis had a rich and vibrant cult running throughout Greek society. Such praise was rare for a Titan; the ancient beings were largely viewed as distant, and irrelevant to Greek life. Themis has continued to thrive in popular culture via the symbol of Lady Justice. Robed in a classical chiton and bearing the scales of justice, Lady Justice weighed the deeds of humans and dispensed justice based upon the contemplation of facts and evidence.
Her blindfold, often present in modern depictions, was not a characteristic that Themis possessed. As the embodiment of fairness, Lady Justice is a powerful symbol of western legal systems—including the American judiciary—and is often featured as the subject of statues and courthouse decor. Translated by Hugh Evelyn-White. Internet Sacred Text Archive. Accessed February 19, Accessed on February 28, Hesiod, Theogony, translated by Hugh Evelyn-White, Apel, Thomas. Accessed on.
Thomas Apel is a historian of science and religion who received his Ph. Themis was depicted as a beautiful woman, sometimes holding a pair of scales in one hand and a sword or cornucopia in the other. The depiction of Themis or Lady Justice blindfolded is more common in the 16th century and modern times.
Blindness represents fairness and impartiality as well as the gift of prophecy. Those who see the future do not experience the present with mundane vision, which distracts from oracular "second sight. Themis was one of the Titans, a daughter of Uranus the heavens and Gaia the earth.
She was a consort or wife of Zeus after Metis. Some myths also identify as their offspring Astraea another personification of justice , nymphs of the Eridanus River, and the Hesperides, or nymphs of sunset.
Some myths propose for her husband the Titan Iapetus, with whom Themis was the mother of Prometheus foresight. She gave him the knowledge that helped him to escape punishment by Zeus.
In some myths, however, the mother of Prometheus was Clymene, instead. In early Greek depictions, another goddess of justice, Dike, would carry out the decisions of the Fates.
Said to be one of the daughters of Themis, Dike's fateful responsibilities were above the influence even of the gods.
Themis followed her mother Gaia in occupying the Oracle at Delphi. In some traditions, Themis originated the Oracle. She eventually turned over the Delphic office either to Apollo or her sister, Phoebe. Themis shared a temple at Rhamnous with Nemesis, because those who ignore divine or natural laws must face comeuppance. Nemesis is the goddess of divine retribution against those who committed hubris arrogance, excessive pride, and defiance of Olympus in rejecting law and order.
In Ovid's telling, Themis helped Deucalion and Pyrrha , the first human beings, learn how to re-populate the earth after the great worldwide flood. In the story of Perseus, the hero was refused help from Atlas, who had been warned by Themis that Zeus would try to steal the golden apples of the Hesperides. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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