正义女神
朱斯提提亚(拉丁語:、英語:),通稱「正义女神」(英語:),是一位古羅馬的擬人化神祇[1][2]。古罗马人接受了古希腊的诸神,并混入了罗马的诸神。在古罗马帝国时代又将一些概念拟人化,“创造”出不少神灵,其中就有正义與司法女神朱斯提提亚,其名稱由法律「jus」一词转变而来。
这位女神的造型混合了希腊的忒弥斯、狄刻、阿斯特賴亞诸女神的形象,一般都是一手持天平、一手持宝剑,而且都是紧闭双眼或者是在眼睛上蒙着布条。
世界各地的正义女神
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參考文獻
- Hamilton, Marci. God vs. the Gavel (页面存档备份,存于), page 296 (Cambridge University Press 2005): "The symbol of the judicial system, seen in courtrooms throughout the United States, is blindfolded Lady Justice."
- Fabri, The challenge of change for judicial systems (页面存档备份,存于), page 137 (IOS Press 2000): "the judicial system is intended to be apolitical, its symbol being that of a blindfolded Lady Justice holding balanced scales."
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