Justitia (Iustitia; Justice) Roman The goddess of justice; some say a mere personification of the legal concept of fairness.
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Justitia (Iustitia; Justice) Roman The goddess of justice; some say a mere personification of the legal concept of fairness. Justitia was often portrayed as blindfolded so that she was not swayed by what she saw, and carrying scales in her hands to weigh each side of a disagreement. Some sources say that the Roman emperor Augustus introduced a cult to Justitia in Rome in 13 b.c., at the same time that he introduced the goddesses Salus (Public Welfare), Concordia (Harmony), and Pax (Peace), to inspire in his people the traits he wanted society to have. Other sources say that Justitia, like the Greek goddess Astraea, was the last of the great gods to dwell among humans, but when their conflicts became too fierce and her influence too weak, Justitia fled to the heavens where she became the constellation Virgo.
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