Themis, Goddess of Justice:
Themis, in Greek mythology, was the personification of established law, order, and justice. Her name means justice. Themis was also credited with wisdom and foresight (her son's name, Prometheus, means "foresight"), and with knowing secrets unknown even to Zeus.
Images of Themis:
Themis was depicted as blind, with a bandage over her eyes, and holding a pair of scales in one hand, a sword in the other.
Parentage of Themis:
Themis was a Titan, a daughter of Uranus (the heavens) and Gaia (the earth).
Offspring of Themis:
Themis was a consort or wife of Zeus after Metis. Their offspring were the Fates (Moirai) and the Hours (Horae) or Seasons. Some myths also identify as their offspring Astraea (another personification of justice), nymphs of the Eridanus River, and the Hesperides.
By her Titan husband Iapetus, Themis was mother of Prometheus ("foresight"), and she gave him knowledge that helped him to escape the punishment of Zeus.
Themis and the First Humans:
Themis helped Deucalion and Pyrrha, the first human beings, learn how to populate the earth after the great flood.
Themis and Delphi:
Themis followed her mother Gaia in occupying the Oracle at Delphi. She turned over the Delphic office -- some say to her sister Phoebe, others say to Apollo.
