Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1917 — Goddess of Justice. [ARTICLE]

Goddess of Justice.

In Greek mythology Astraea, daughter of Zeus and Themis, was the goddess of justice. She la represented with a pair of balances In her hand and a crown of stars. She was the last of all the goddesses who left the earth when the golden age had passed away and men began to forge weapons and commit acts of violence.