Themis

Family: deity · Role: mother of Astræa · First appears: Fable 4

Life events

Themis reveals how Deucalion and Pyrrha can restore humanity by casting their great mother's bones.(Fable10)
- With: Deucalion Pyrrha
- “Depart from my temple, and cover your heads,[67] and loosen the garments girt {around you}, and throw behind your backs the bones of your great mother.”
Themis sends another plague against Thebes, unleashing a savage monster.(Fable68 · 📍 Aonian Thebes)
- “But the genial Themis,[114] forsooth, did not leave such things unrevenged. Immediately another plague was sent forth against Aonian Thebes; and many of the peasants fed the savage monster, both by the destruction of their cattle, and their own as well.”
Themis foretold civil warfare at Thebes and Jupiter’s defeat of Capaneus.(Fable80 · 📍 Thebes)
- With: Capaneus Jupiter
- “For now,” said she, “Thebes is commencing civil warfare,[41] and Capaneus will not be able to be overcome, except by Jupiter”
Themis foretold that Amphiaraüs would witness the underworld while still alive.(Fable80)
- With: Amphiaraüs
- “and the earth dividing, the prophet {Amphiaraüs} will see his {destined} shades, while he still lives”

child: Astræa (An alternative stated genealogy identifies Themis as Astræa's mother.) “She was the daughter of Astræus and Aurora, or of Jupiter and Themis, and was the Goddess of Justice.”

parent: Cœlus “She was the daughter of Cœlus and Terra, and was the first to instruct men to ask of the Gods that which was lawful and right”
parent: Terra “She was the daughter of Cœlus and Terra, and was the first to instruct men to ask of the Gods that which was lawful and right”
with Apollo (Themis preceded Apollo in giving oracular responses at Delphi.) “Themis is said to have preceded Apollo in giving oracular responses at Delphi.”

with Deucalion (interaction) “‘If the Deities, prevailed upon by just prayers, are to be mollified, if the wrath of the Gods is to be averted; tell us, O Themis, by what art the loss of our race is to be repaired, and give thy assistance, O most gentle {Goddess} to our ruined fortunes.’ The Goddess was moved, and gave this response:”
with Pyrrha (interaction) “‘If the Deities, prevailed upon by just prayers, are to be mollified, if the wrath of the Gods is to be averted; tell us, O Themis, by what art the loss of our race is to be repaired, and give thy assistance, O most gentle {Goddess} to our ruined fortunes.’ The Goddess was moved, and gave this response:”

with Atlas (oracle-giver and recipient) “The Parnassian Themis had given this response: ‘A time will come, Atlas, when thy tree shall be stripped of its gold, and a son of Jove shall have the honor of the prize.’”

with Œdipus (Themis sent the plague after Œdipus's interpretation of the Sphinx's riddle.) “The dog is turned into stone, while hunting a wild beast, which Themis has sent to ravage the territories of Thebes, after the interpretation of the riddle of the Sphinx, by Œdipus.”

Extracted from the original text of The Metamorphoses of Ovid. Made with Rho MD.