现代的正义形象是基于希腊罗马神话，但它不是一对一的明确对应。

美国法院反对在法庭上放置任何版本的十诫，因为这可能违反了建立（单一）国家宗教的规定，但在联邦建筑物中放置十诫并非唯一的问题。十诫有新教、天主教和犹太教版本，每种版本都有本质上的不同。在回答现代版本的《正义女神》所代表的古代女神这个简单问题时，变化性也是同样的问题。还有一个问题是，张贴基于异教的图像是否违反了建立条款，但这不是我要解释的问题。

在一个关于Themis和Justitia，正义女神的论坛帖子中，MISSMACKENZIE问道：

"I mean which did they intend to portray, a Greek or Roman goddess?"

比巴库卢斯回答说：

“现代的正义形象是一段时间内各种形象和肖像的融合：剑和蒙眼是古代不常见的两种形象。”以下是一些关于希腊和罗马女神以及正义化身的信息。themis

忒弥斯是泰坦之一，乌拉诺斯（天空）和盖亚（地球）的孩子。根据早期希腊神话中的提摩太·甘茨（timothy gantz）的说法，在《荷马史诗》中，忒弥斯出现了三次，她扮演的角色是“对集会实施某种秩序或控制……”有时忒弥斯被称为莫伊拉伊和霍赖（戴克[正义]、埃雷内[和平]、尤诺米亚[合法政府]）的母亲。忒弥斯要么是第一个，要么是第二个在特尔斐传递神谕的人，特尔斐是她交给阿波罗的办公室。在这个角色中，忒弥斯预言仙女忒提斯的儿子将比其父更伟大。在预言之前，宙斯和波塞冬一直试图赢得忒提斯，但后来，他们把忒提斯留给了庇琉斯，庇琉斯成了伟大希腊英雄阿喀琉斯、代克和阿斯特拉利亚的凡人之父

Dike was the Greek goddess of justice. She was one of the Horai and the daughter of Themis and Zeus. Dike had a valued place in Greek literature. Passages from (www.theoi.com/Kronos/Dike.html) The Theoi Project describe her physically, holding a staff and balance: "If some god had been holding level the balance of Dike (Justice)." - Greek Lyric IV Bacchylides Frag 5 and "[Depicted on the chest of Cypselus at Olympia] A beautiful woman is punishing an ugly one, choking her with one hand and with the other striking her with a staff. It is Dike (Justice) who thus treats Adikia (Injustice)." - Pausanias 5.18.2

戴克被描述为几乎无法与阿斯特拉利亚（astraia）区分开来，阿斯特拉利亚被描绘成手电筒、翅膀和宙斯的霹雳

尤斯蒂亚或贾斯蒂亚是罗马正义的化身。根据《罗马宗教词典》中的阿德金斯的说法，她是一个生活在人类中间的处女，直到凡人的错误行为迫使她逃跑并成为处女座。在一枚描绘公元22-23年Justita的硬币上（www.cstone.net/~jburns/gasvips.htm），她是一个戴着王冠的帝王女性。在另一个（/www.beastcoins.com/depties/ancientdepties.htm）中，Justita携带橄榄枝、帕特拉和权杖

The U.S. Supreme Court website explains some of the images of Lady Justice that adorn Washington D.C.: Lady Justice is a blend of Themis and Iustitia. The blindfold with which Justice is now associated probably started in the 16th century. In some of the Washington D.C. statues, Justice holds scales, blindfolds, and swords. In one representation she is fighting evil with her gaze, although her sword is still sheathed. Besides all the statues of Lady Justice, Themis, and Justitia in courthouses across the U.S. (and world), the much revered Statue of Liberty bears a close resemblance to the ancient goddesses of justice. Even in antiquity the personification of Justice goddesses changed to fit the times or the needs and beliefs of the writers. Is it possible to do the same with the Ten Commandments? Wouldn't it be possible to distill the essence of each commandment and arrive at an order by consensus of some ecumenical council? Or let the different versions exist side by side just as the statues of Justice do in Washington D.C.? Images of Justice