Justitia
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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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- Justitia (Iustitia; Justice) Roman The goddess of justice; some say a mere personification of the legal concept of fairness.
- Kant "Fiat justitia pereat mundus"