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Themis is the daughter of Uranus and Gaia[7], the Titanides. The second wife of Zeus after the goddess of wisdom, Metis (Metis).

From the union with Zeus, she gave birth to three Or[9]: Eunomia (goodness), Dike (justice) and Eirene (Peace)[10]; and, according to one of the variants of the myth, three Moiras: Cloto (“Spinner”), Lachesis (“Fate”), Atropos (“Inevitable”).

According to Aeschylus, Themis is the mother of Prometheus[11], while her image approaches the earth Gaea and corresponds to it[12][13]. Possessing the gift of prophecy, Themis reveals to Prometheus the secret that the marriage of Zeus to Thetis will lead to the birth of a son who will overthrow Zeus[14][15][16]. According to the myth, she received the Delphic oracle from Gaia, where she gave predictions[17], and which she passed on to her sister Phoebe, who gave it to her grandson Apollo[12].

Themis helps Zeus unleash the Trojan War[18].

According to Homer, she announces the will of Zeus on Olympus, calls the gods to the council[8][19]. She conveys to people the commands of the supreme god.

Themis was the first to teach divination, sacrifices and divine rites[20]. According to some sources, she invented the heroic hexameter[21]. She raised the piety of the Indians[22].

As the goddess of Olympic mythology, Themis is no longer identified with the earth (Gaia), but is its offspring, being the wife of Zeus, acts as the basis of the rule of law[12].

In Olympia at Stomion (Zev, Hole) near the altar of Gaia with her oracle and the altar of Zeus was the altar of Themis[23][12].

Themis was a great goddess who ruled over a 13-month year divided into two seasons by the summer and winter solstices. In Athens, these seasons were personified by Tallo and Karpo, which respectively means the deities of blooming and ripe fruit.

In the Mycenaean era, the word themis (establishment according to custom) is found in the names of localities: ti-mi-to a-ke-e (Themisto Agee?), te-mi-ti-ja (Themistia?)[24].

The LXXIX Orphic hymn is dedicated to her.

The asteroid (24) Themis, discovered in 1853, is named after the goddess. The asteroid (269) Justitia, discovered in 1887, is named after Justitia.