
Themiste
In Greek mythology, Themiste (Ancient Greek: Θεμίστη, romanized: Themístē, lit. 'law', 'custom' or 'that which is laid down or established') or Themis was a Trojan princess and daughter of King Ilus II of Troad. She was the (half) sister of Laomedon, Tithonius and Telecleia. Themiste was married off by Ilus to her cousin King Capys, son of Assaracus and Hieromneme, and became the queen of Dardania. With him she became the mother of Anchises and possibly, Acoetes. The former son would later become the father of the famous Aeneas while the later one, became the father of the priest Laocoon.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Themiste pyroides
speciesThemiste pyroides

Themiste alutacea
speciesThemiste alutacea

Themiste minor
speciesThemiste minor

Themiste lageniformis
speciesThemiste lageniformis

Themiste dyscrita
speciesThemiste dyscrita

Themiste hennahi
speciesThemiste hennahi
Themiste dehamata
speciesThemiste dehamata
Themiste cymodoceae
speciesThemiste cymodoceae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48668.