Themis Themis or, Titanides in the mythology of ancient Greece - the goddess of justice, the second wife of the god Zeus.The word "femis" means "the establishment of the custom", it can be found in the names of some places known to the heyday of Mycenaean culture.From the union with Zeus she had three Fates: Lachesis (Destiny) Clotho (spinner), Atropos (Inescapable) and three Ora: Dike (Justice), Eirene (Peace) and Evnomiya (Blagozakonie).According to Aeschylus, the goddess of justice Themis is the mother of Prometheus.She even seems to be a deity, but under different names.Possessing the gift of prophecy, the goddess of justice Themis, Prometheus opens secret that from the marriage of Zeus and Thetis a son who will overthrow Zeus himself.From Gaea she receives a gift Delphic oracle, predicting it gives his sister Phoebe, who in turn passes it to his grandson Apollo.Themis convene a council of the gods.It helps to start Zeus Trojan War.
taught Greek goddess of justice offerings, prophecy and divine ceremonies, she came up with a heroic hexameter.Its main altar was at Stomiona in Olympia near the altar of the goddess Gaia and Zeus.The Olympic mythology it is not identical to the ground, and it is generated, and is the basis for the rule of law as the wife of Zeus.Themis, the goddess of justice, ruled thirteen-month year, which in turn was divided into winter and summer solstices for two seasons.Personifying the seasons in the Athenian tradition of carp and Tallo - deity "ripe fruit" and "bloom."Themis devoted seventy-ninth Orphic hymn.
Goddess of justice depicted always blindfolded.The bandage on her eyes means impartiality and balance - an ancient symbol of justice and measures.These scales weigh all the actions of mortals, performed by them in life, all good and all evil.The fate of people after their death it depended on which of these bowls advantage.Goddess of justice also holds the Cornucopia - a symbol of reward to the person who appears before her court.
Themis allegorically means the law now, it scales - symbolizing justice, and the priests, or the servants of Themis - a judge.In the tradition of the Roman goddess of justice has moved from the Greeks, but instead have a cornucopia of Justice in the hands of the sword.Themis - recognized worldwide as a symbol of justice, its image on the posters of ships and its statues - in courtrooms.Themis is a household name now, if you say, for example, "the Russian Themis", they mean a Russian court.
But scales and a sword - so fundamental attributes and ancient that you can not open them as a symbol of justice, to attribute to the ancient Greeks.After all, almost all ancient mythologies lord of the underworld weigh good and evil deeds of each person.The balance is in the left hand of the goddess, as it was the left half of the body is considered perceptive.The sword also represents spiritual power and retribution.In the hands of the goddess of justice, it symbolizes retribution.As the edge of the sword is up, it indicates a higher justice, "the will of heaven," and, moreover, a constant commitment to its implementation.It is double-edged, because not only punish, but also warns.He keeps his goddess in her right hand, which means that the parties act "just cause" and strength.
Of course, in terms of the composite figure has more to gain when the sword is omitted, but dropped the sword - a symbol of the end of the struggle, victory and return to civilian life.And justice in our state salable come, probably not soon, so early Themis lowered his sword.The main thing that the sword of Themis Russian fell only on the heads of criminals and passed really innocent and good.
