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Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, and Temperence
Forseti - In Norse mythology, Forseti is the god of justice. He is the son of
the god Balder and his mother is Nanna. Forseti rules in the beautiful palace
Glitnir, which serves as a court of justice and where all legal disputes are
settled. Glitnir has a roof of silver that is supported by pillars of red gold.
Forseti can be compared with the Teutonic god Fosite, who was worshipped on
Helgoland.
Rashnu - The Persian divine angel of justice and last judgement and the
personification of righteousness. Along with Mithra and Sraosa he judges the
souls
of the dead. Rashnu guards the Chinvat bridge leading to heaven. He carries the
golden scales with which he weighs the souls at Judgement.
Rashnu is one of the Yazatas.
Amesha Spentas - The name of the seven divine beings who belong to the retinue
of the highest god, Ahura Mazda. The Amesha Spentas ("beneficent immortals"),
come directly after him in the hierarchy of gods, and can be compared with
archangels. They are gods without being gods and creatures without being
creatures. Together they fight for truth and justice. The Amesha Spentas all
have one of the archfiends, the Daevas, as their eternal opponent and enemy. The
deities of the Amesha Spentas are:
Ameretat, Armaiti, Asha vahishta, Haurvatat, Khshathra vairya, Sraosa and Vohu
Manah.
Nemesis - In Greek mythology, Nemesis is the goddess of divine justice and
vengeance. Her anger is directed toward human transgression of the natural,
right order of things and of the arrogance causing it. Nemesis pursues the
insolent and the wicked with inflexible vengeance. Her cult probably originated
from Smyrna. She is regarded as the daughter of Oceanus or Zeus, but according
to Hesiod she is a child of Erebus and Nyx. She is portrayed as serious looking
woman with in her left hand a whip, a rein, a sword, or a pair of scales. In the
Hellenistic period she was portrayed with a steering wheel. Also called
Rhamnusia, from a temple and statue of her in Rhamnus, a village in the northern
part of Attica. The
epithet Adrasteia "she whom none can escape", properly of the those of the
Phrygian Cybele, was later applied to her.
Tyr - The original Germanic god of war and the patron god of justice, the
precursor of Odin. At the time of the Vikings, Tyr had to make way for Odin, who
became the god of war himself. Tyr was by then regarded as Odin's son (or
possibly of the giant Hymir). He is the boldest of the gods, who inspires
courage and heroism in battle. Tyr is represented as a man with one hand,
because his right hand was bitten off by the gigantic wolf Fenrir (in old-Norse,
the wrist was called 'wolf-joint'). His attribute is a spear; the symbol of
justice, as well as a weapon. At the day of Ragnarok, Tyr will kill the hound
Garm, the guardian of the hell, but will die from the wounds inflicted by the
animal. In later mythology, "Tyr" became to mean "god". He is also known as
Tîwaz, Tiw and Ziu.
Athena - Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice
and skill. She was the favorite child of Zeus. She had sprung fully grown out of
her father's head. Her mother was Metis, goddess of wisdom and Zeus' first wife.
In fear that Metis would bear a son mightier than himself. Zeus swallowed her
and she began to make a robe and helmet for her daughter. The hammering of the
helmet caused Zeus great pain in the form of headaches and he cried out in
agony. Skilled Hephaestus ran to his father and split his skull open and from it
emerged Athena, fully grown and wearing her mother's robe and helmet. She is the
virgin mother of Erichthnonius.
Athena and her uncle Poseidon were both very fond of a certain city in Greece.
Both of them claimed the city and it was decided that the one that could give
the finest gift should have it. Leading a procession of citizens, the two gods
mounted the Acropolis. Poseidon struck the side of the cliff with his trident
and a spring welled up. The people marveled, but the water was as salty as
Poseidon's sea and it was not very useful. Athena's gift was an olive tree,
which was better because it gave the people food, oil and wood. Athena named her
city Athens.
Athena's companion was the goddess of victory, Nike, and her usual attribute is
the owl. Athena possessed the Aegis.
Aegis - A protective device that was originally associated with Zeus, but also,
and later solely, with Athena. It is variously considered to be a bright-edged
thundercloud (because when Zeus used it lightning flashed and thunder sounded)
fashioned by Hephaestus, or the skin of the divine goat Amaltheia. It is
represented as a sort of cloak, sometimes covered with scales and fringed with
serpents, and with the head of Medusa fastened in the middle. The Aegis could
also serve as a shield and in that fashion Athena wears it upon her breastplate.
Cin-an-ev - A wolf culture-hero and trickster of the Ute Indians.
Qumu - The Fire medicine (or hot rock power) of Bear that provides him with his
great strength. Because Bear is in a killing spree, the Ute culture hero, Wolf
(Sunuwavi), finds the qumu's hiding place and douses it with water,
extinguishing Bear's power and curbing his indulgence of slaying people.
Vilkacis - Vilkacis (to be translated literally as "wolf's eyes", 'werewolf') is
usually a malicious creature; a scary being people can turn into. There are
particular ways how the people with this curse turn into the wolves and then get
back their human appearance. There are particular places, where this is said to
have happened. Although mostly malevolent, on occasion it would bring treasures.
It belongs to the same lower level of mythological beings as Dievini, Ragana,
Pukis and Vadatajs.
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Furies - The Roman goddess of vengeance. They are equivalent to the Greek
Erinyes. The Furies, who are usually characterized as three sisters (Alecto,
Tisiphone, and Magaera) are the children of Gaia and Uranus. They resulted from
a drop of Uranus' blood falling onto the earth. They were placed in the
Underworld by Virgil and it is there that they reside, tormenting evildoers and
sinners. However, Greek poets saw them as pursuing sinners on Earth. The Furies
are cruel, but are also renowned for being very fair.