Unchanged by any teller — how the centuries since have seen Themis.
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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.
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Lady Justice
Courthouse statues of blindfolded Justice descend from Themis and her Roman heir Justitia — divine order turned into the scales of law.
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Themis
Legal and philosophical English still reaches for Themis when it needs a name for sacred custom and right order older than statute.