prats on Nostr: There are many wise gods and goddesses that are featured in Greek mythology but ...
There are many wise gods and goddesses that are featured in Greek mythology but Themis was arguably the wisest of them all. Creating a system that stopped the world from plunging into chaos, the image of Themis represents the pursuit of truth and the notion of impartiality, which justice demands.
Themis was often depicted blinfolded with a sword on one hand and a pair of scales on the other:
The blindfold represents impartiality; the idea that justice should be applied to everyone regardless of wealth, power or status.
The sword represents her ability to cut fact from fiction; there was no middle ground, you were either lying or telling the truth and she could not be fooled.
The pair of scales represents her ability to weigh out facts and determine whether someone should be punished for their crime or not (an image that we also see in Egyptian mythology with Anubis in the underwold weighing the heart of the deceased against the feather of Ma’at, goddess of truth and justice)
It is quite easy to confuse Themis with Nemesis (goddess of wrath and retribution) but Themis was in no way wrathful, she was pragmatic, extremely rational and she never allowed her emotions to influence her decisions.
(tattoo I did in 2020)
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Themis was often depicted blinfolded with a sword on one hand and a pair of scales on the other:
The blindfold represents impartiality; the idea that justice should be applied to everyone regardless of wealth, power or status.
The sword represents her ability to cut fact from fiction; there was no middle ground, you were either lying or telling the truth and she could not be fooled.
The pair of scales represents her ability to weigh out facts and determine whether someone should be punished for their crime or not (an image that we also see in Egyptian mythology with Anubis in the underwold weighing the heart of the deceased against the feather of Ma’at, goddess of truth and justice)
It is quite easy to confuse Themis with Nemesis (goddess of wrath and retribution) but Themis was in no way wrathful, she was pragmatic, extremely rational and she never allowed her emotions to influence her decisions.
(tattoo I did in 2020)
#pratstattoo #tattooart #tattoo #themis #mythology #goddess