Antique sculpture "Themis". Made of bronze, base - marble. France, 20th century

Themis, Themis, Themis - Titanide, goddess of justice, first wife of Zeus the Thunderer. Ancient Greek goddess of law and order. Mountains, moiras - children of Zeus and Themis. Mount Dike, the goddess of justice, was the daughter of Themis; only in the presence of both deities could Zeus administer justice. The goddess Themis is usually depicted as a stately woman in a black robe with a blindfold. Everything is symbolic in the image of the goddess: the mantle refers to ceremonial paraphernalia, the scales are a symbol of measure and justice, good and evil are weighed on the scales. Justice and honesty presuppose the correct and clear distribution of righteous deeds and bad deeds on the scales. Even in Ancient Egypt, the god Anubis put a person’s heart on the scales so that they would show the true picture of a person’s life and what awaits him next. The blindfold is a symbol of impartial judgment.