CXVIII. How a Man Who Distributes Justice Impartially to All
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CXVIII. How a Man Who Distributes Justice Impartially to All

CXVIII. HOW A MAN WHO DISTRIBUTES JUSTICE IMPARTIALLY TO ALL.

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When they would symbolise a man who distributes justice impartially to all, they depict THE FEATHER OF AN OSTRICH; for this bird has the feathers of its wings equal on every side, beyond all other birds.


Footnotes

  1. 158:1

    Tme, the goddess of Justice; the Themis of the Greeks. Justice is denoted by the ostrich's feather; with which the head of the goddess is ornamented.

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