THEMIS

Themis (Θέμις)

titandivine law · custom · order

Unchanged by any teller — how the centuries since have seen Themis.

Themis of Rhamnous

Themis of Rhamnous

Chairestratos, c. 300 BC

Marble cult statue of Themis sculpted by Chairestratos, discovered in the goddess's small temple at Rhamnous in Attica and now in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. The goddess of divine law and right order stands draped in chiton and himation, her base preserving the sculptor's signature.