Themis
Goddess
In Greek mythology and religion, Themis (; Ancient Greek: Θέμις, romanized: Themis, lit. 'justice, law, custom') is the goddess and personification of justice, divine order, law, and custom. She is one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia and Uranus, and the second wife of Zeus.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“the immortal gods gathered together in the house of Zeus, and at sight of her they all sprang up, and greeted her with cups of welcome. She on her part let be the others, but took the cup from Themis, of the fair cheeks, for she ran first to meet her, and spake, and addressed her with winged words:”
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Husband · Sources
Hesiod says Zeus next wedded Themis; this is a Theogony tradition, not an Iliad assertion.
Hesiod, Theogony · Hesiod, Theogony 901–906 ↗See all 1
In art
Marcello Bacciarelli. Allegory of Justice - Themis.. National Museum in Warsaw. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22829754
Teutorigos. Gradina Botanica IX. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0 ro. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGradina_Botanica_IX.jpg
Image author: Teutorigos
Image date: 2013-02-25 14:45:17
Тетяна Гонтар. Феміда. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B0.jpg
Image author: Тетяна Гонтар
Image date: 2009-08-23
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неизвестный мастер. Itojyuku themis. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AItojyuku_themis.jpg
Image date: 2009-03-15
неизвестный мастер. Themis1920. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThemis1920.jpg
Image date: 2009-04-11
Andrey Butko. Фемида. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0.jpg
Image author: Andrey Butko
SPUTNIK 1. TEMIDA. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATEMIDA.jpg
Image author: SPUTNIK 1
Image date: 2011-02-24
sp5uhe. AGAD Budynek Archiwum - temida na zwieńczeniu. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAGAD_Budynek_Archiwum_-_temida_na_zwie%C5%84czeniu.jpg
Image author: sp5uhe
Image date: 2012-07-03
Wistula. Nm50DSC 1302. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANm50DSC_1302.jpg
Image author: Wistula
Image date: 2011-11-20
FaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands. 'Living Statues 2013' Zoetermeer (9108900002). собрание не указано. CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%27Living_Statues_2013%27_Zoetermeer_%289108900002%29.jpg
Image author: FaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands
Image date: 2013-06-22 14:03:45
Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Botanic Garden Cluj-Napoca 3. собрание не указано. CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABotanic_Garden_Cluj-Napoca_3.jpg
Image author: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Image date: 2010-06-20 17:32
Alstyle. Cluj Grad Botanica Statuie. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0 ro. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACluj_Grad_Botanica_Statuie.jpg
Image author: Alstyle
Image date: 2009-11-29
неизвестный мастер. Themis225. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThemis225.jpg
Image date: 2009-04-01
Kiki1196. Goddess of justice. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGoddess_of_justice.jpg
Image author: Kiki1196
Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil. Atriztemis. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAtriztemis.jpg
Image author: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil
Image date: 2014-01-31 12:26:30
Alma Pater. Town hall in Vilnius inside2. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATown_hall_in_Vilnius_inside2.JPG
Image author: Alma Pater
Image date: 2009
Andrzej Otrębski. Tarnow sad Temida. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATarnow_sad_Temida.jpg
Image author: Andrzej Otrębski
Image date: Taken on 22 August 2012, 21:51:56
Trizek. Hôtel de Blossac - Statue de Thémis. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AH%C3%B4tel_de_Blossac_-_Statue_de_Th%C3%A9mis.jpg
Image author: Trizek
Image date: 2010-09-02
Adrian Grycuk. Temida wewnętrzny dziedziniec Sądy na Lesznie w Warszawie. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0 pl. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATemida_wewn%C4%99trzny_dziedziniec_S%C4%85dy_na_Lesznie_w_Warszawie.jpg
Image author: Adrian Grycuk
Image date: 2015-07-04 15:42:25
Defensapenalechamelamao. LA JUSTICIA. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALA_JUSTICIA.jpg
Image author: Defensapenalechamelamao
Image date: 2016-02-14
Great Brightstar. Rīga 05 (cropped). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AR%C4%ABga_05_%28cropped%29.jpg
Image author: Great Brightstar
Image date: 2023-11-19
Yolipy. Palacio de Justicia 1. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APalacio_de_Justicia_1.jpg
Image author: Yolipy
Image date: 2018-09-30 16:12:28
Museemathondurand. Thémis calka. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATh%C3%A9mis_calka.JPG
Image author: Museemathondurand
Image date: 2013-08-28 18:34:49
Andrzej Otrębski. Venezia Palac Dozow 42. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AVenezia_Palac_Dozow_42.jpg
Image author: Andrzej Otrębski
Image date: 2026-01-23 13:32:10
неизвестный мастер. Themis1890. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThemis1890.jpg
Image date: 2009-04-11
Saidalesalinas. Mon 066 SAS. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMon_066_SAS.jpg
Image author: Saidalesalinas
Image date: 2018-09-26 15:49:40
Dr Murali Mohan Gurram. ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE PALAIS BOURBON-PARIS-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (7). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AASSEMBLEE_NATIONALE_PALAIS_BOURBON-PARIS-Dr._Murali_Mohan_Gurram_%287%29.jpg
Image author: Dr Murali Mohan Gurram
Image date: 2013-09-30 12:05:45
Henri Raybaud. Thémis. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHenri_Raybaud_-_Th%C3%A9mis_-_Tribunal_de_commerce_de_Marseille.jpg
Image author: Henri Raybaud
Image date: 1933
Teutorigos. Botanic6. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0 ro. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABotanic6.jpg
Image author: Teutorigos
Image date: 2011-08-11 10:25:14
Andrey Butko. Statua di Temi. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStatua_di_Temi.jpg
Image author: Andrey Butko
Ricαrdo from Fortaleza/CE, Brasil. Justitia (Themis) (3489300195). собрание не указано. CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJustitia_%28Themis%29_%283489300195%29.jpg
Image author: Ricαrdo from Fortaleza/CE, Brasil
Image date: 2009-04-28 16:29
Rudi Devuyst. Fronton oud gerechtsgebouw, Gent. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFronton_oud_gerechtsgebouw%2C_Gent.jpg
Image author: Rudi Devuyst
Image date: 2017-08-27 16:25:03
Unknown artist Unknown artist. Danish: Stående kore, Themis? title QS:P1476,da:"Stående kore, Themis?" label QS:Lda,"Stående kore, Themis?". собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AUbekendt%2C_St%C3%A5ende_kore%2C_Themis_%2C_%2C_KAS1432%2C_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg
Image author: Unknown artistUnknown artist
Issagahan. Palacio de Justicia, La Paz, Bolivia. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APalacio_de_Justicia%2C_La_Paz%2C_Bolivia.jpg
Image author: Issagahan
Image date: 2018-09-26 11:25:51
Issagahan. Palacio de Justicia, La Paz. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APalacio_de_Justicia%2C_La_Paz.jpg
Image author: Issagahan
Image date: 2018-09-26 11:26:05
Globetrotter19. Corvinus University of Budapest, west facade, Themis, Heracles, Athena statues, 2016 Budapest. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACorvinus_University_of_Budapest%2C_west_facade%2C_Themis%2C_Heracles%2C_Athena_statues%2C_2016_Budapest.jpg
Image author: Globetrotter19
Image date: 2016
LukaszKatlewa. Temida, Gdansk Court. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATemida%2C_Gdansk_Court.jpg
Image author: LukaszKatlewa
Image date: 2016-02-08 11:11
Viorel Marcu. Cluj-Napoca, Romania - panoramio (9). собрание не указано. CC BY 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACluj-Napoca%2C_Romania_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg
Image author: Viorel Marcu
Image date: Taken on 22 April 2016
Фемида Рамнунтская. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24915121
first coat of arms of Beek. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26945143
Louis Saint-Gaudens. Themis Statue. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49570056
Brno, portál staré radnice - ženská postava uprostřed. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131190621
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Sources and verification
The character is matched to the catalogue.
- Wikipedia · Themis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.