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Themis - Consorts/Children

In Greek mythology, the goddess of established law and justice (really a personification). As a consort of Zeus, she is the mother of the Horae and the Moerae.

For other uses, see Themis (disambiguation).
Greek deities
series
Primordial deities
Olympians
Aquatic deities
Chthonic deities
Other deities
Titans
The Twelve Titans:
Oceanus and Tethys,
Hyperion and Theia,
Coeus and Phoebe,
Cronus and Rhea,
Mnemosyne, Themis,
Crius, Iapetus
Sons of Iapetus:
Atlas, Prometheus,
Epimetheus, Menoetius
Personified concepts
Muses Nemesis Moirae Cratos Zelus Nike Metis Charites Adrasteia Horae Bia Eros Apate Themis Eris

In Greek mythology, Hesiod mentions Themis (Greek Θέμις) among the six sons and six daughters—of whom Cronos was one—of Gaia and Ouranos, that is, of Earth with Sky.

Consorts/Children

With Zeus Horae: the Hours First Generation (other names are also known) Auxo (the Grower) Carpo (the Fruit-bringer) Thallo (the Plant-raiser) Second Generation Dike (Trial), known as Astraea in Roman mythology, the constellation Virgo Eirene (Peace) Eunomia (Rule of Law) Moirae: the Fates Atropos (the Inevitable) Clotho (the Weaver) Lachesis (the Lot-caster)

Θεμιζ

A Roman equivalent of one aspect of Hellenic Themis, as the personification of the divine rightness of law, was Iustitia (Anglicized as Justitia).

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