What does the poem justice indicate?
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♦️ Most know that when they see a statue of a blindfolded woman holding a sword or scroll in one hand and scales in the other that they are looking at the aspirational symbol of Justice.
♦️ But where did this symbol come from, what are we aspiring to as people to need to have her presence, and just what is the meaning of her, a woman, elevated above us, firmly holding the sword or the scroll in one hand and the scales in the other?
♦️ The symbol of Justice began centuries ago and continues to be the link between the natural law and the rational law. It incorporates the culture of the divine, the inherent right of the individual and the culture of civil society, and the responsibilities of people and law. She is elevated, as the intermediary between divine justice and human justice, representing the highest standards and virtues of humanity. She carries the scale, a sword or scroll and she is often blindfolded.
☺️ Themis - Dublin Ireland
☺️ Themis – Dublin Ireland
♦️ The modern image of Justice that many of us know today is based on ♦️ Greco-Roman mythology of Themis and Justitia. Almost always draped in flowing robes, mature but not old, she symbolizes the fair and equal administration of the law, without corruption, avarice, prejudice, or favor.
♦️ Themis, c 300 BCE, was the Greek Goddess of Justice and Law and was known for her clear-sightedness. Her ability to foresee the future enabled her to become one of the oracles at Delphi, which in turn led to her establishment as the Goddess of Divine Justice. Classical representations of Themis did not show her blindfolded because of her talent for prophecy, nor was she holding a sword because she represented common consent, not coercion.
♦️ Justitia , c 1AD, is the Roman goddess of Justice and was often portrayed as evenly balancing both scales and a sword and often wearing a blindfold. Sometimes she is portrayed holding in one hand the fasces, a symbol of judicial authority, and a flame or torch in the other symbolizing truth.
The scales, sword, scroll and blindfold all reinforce the concept of Justice.