She was thevirgin goddess of innocence and purity and is always associated with the Greekgoddess of justice, Dike (daughter of Zeus andThemis and the personification of just judgement). She is not to be confusedwith Asteria, the goddess of the stars and the daughter ofCoeus and Phoebe.

Lady Justiceis an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. Herattributes are a blindfold, a balance, and a sword. She often appears as a pairwith Prudentia, who holds a mirror and a snake. Lady Justice originates fromthe personification of Justice in Ancient Roman art known as Iustitia or Justitia.

Theblindfold represents objectivity, in that justice is or shouldbe meted out objectively, without fear or favour, regardless of money, wealth,power, or identity; blind justice and impartiality. In herleft hand, Lady Justice holds balance scales, which representthe weighing of evidence.

Since the16th century, Lady Justice has often been depicted wearinga blindfold. The blindfold representsimpartiality, the ideal that justice should be applied withoutregard to wealth, power, or other status. ... Justitia was only commonlyrepresented as "blind" since about the end of the 15th century.

The scalesrepresent the weighing of evidence and are balanced to portray thatthe evidence should be stand on its own. When with the Lady of Justice,the blindfold represents objectivity and the sword she holds represents punishment.