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THEMIS

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Overview

THEMIS (noun)
  The noun THEMIS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythologyplay

  Familiarity information: THEMIS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


THEMIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Titaness ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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